Poland has moved “much closer” to making a decision about which technology to choose for its first commercial nuclear power plant after a meeting in Washington between Polish and US officials.

The meeting, between Polish climate and environment minister Anna Moskwa, deputy prime minister Jacek Sasin and US secretary of energy Jennifer Granholm, “served to clarify any issues that remained to be clarified in terms of the government’s decision to select a partner in the Polish nuclear power project”, Sasin said.

“I think that after this meeting we are much closer to the fact that this decision can be made,” he added.

He said the Polish government is waiting for the US to clarify some issues related to the bid, but there is “a very good chance” that the US will be the technology provider for three nuclear power plants in Poland.