Poland’s Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskva told reporters Thursday that the American company Bechtel will be building Poland’s first nuclear power plant.
The minister added: “Today, another international nuclear energy company is joining the project. We are talking about the American company Bechtel, which will act as the executor of the project.”
She noted that the agreement was signed today in Warsaw.
According to the Polish Nuclear Power Development Program, the authorities of this country plan to equip the first nuclear power plant with PWR reactors. It is assumed that in 2033 the first power unit will be put into operation, which will be located on the coast of the Baltic Sea near the city of Gdansk.
According to the contract, pre-project work will be carried out by the American company Westinghouse. Subsequent units will be built every 2-3 years, and the entire nuclear program includes the construction of six units with a capacity of up to 9 gigawatts.
Source: News