Poland / Westinghouse And Bechtel To Begin Study For First Nuclear Project Under US Grant Funding

Warsaw wants to build six reactors at two sites
Westinghouse And Bechtel To Begin Study For First Nuclear Project Under US Grant Funding
Warsaw plans to build from 6,000 to 9,000 MW of installed nuclear capacity at two potential sites. Image courtesy Creative Commons.
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will release grant funding for Poland’s Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ, formerly PGE EJ1), the company charged with managing the country's first nuclear power project, for a front-end engineering and design study involving US-based Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel Corporation.

USTDA said in a statement that the study will be carried out by Westinghouse and Bechtel and will aim to support the Polish government’s decision-making process for the deployment of two nuclear power stations, each consisting of three nuclear reactors.

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