Poland has launched an initiative to plan for decarbonising its power sector using nuclear technologies with the aim of producing a roadmap that will detail potential investment in 27 locations.

The initiative, called Project Desire, was launched by a consortium consisting of five Polish entities: consortium leader the Silesian University of Technology, the climate and environment ministry, Energoprojekt-Katowice SA, the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology and the Sobieski Institute. The consortium officially became operational on 1 April 2022.

The Polish government said in a statement related to Project Desire that its nuclear power programme will be developed based on analysis of potential investment in the 27 sites, which are already listed as part of the country’s nuclear power programme. It said the aim is to build a second large-scale Generation III or Generation III+ nuclear station to replace coal-fired plants that are being shut down.