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Geological Work Begins on Poland's First Nuclear Plant.
Last edited Sun Apr 28, 2024, 04:15 PM - Edit history (1)
Geological work begins on Poland’s first nuclear plantExcerpts:
Project management firm Bechtel started site geological surveys for Poland’s first nuclear power plant project, the company announced on Wednesday.
Bechtel will conduct in-depth geological surveys at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Pomeranian municipality of Choczewo, in northern Poland. This is a key milestone for the country’s entry into nuclear power production, as the surveys will inform the suitability of the planned site...
...Background: Westinghouse Electric Company announced last September its partnership with Bechtel to design and construct Poland’s first nuclear plant, in coordination with Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe. The goal is to deploy six Westinghouse AP1000 units at the site, producing enough energy to power 13 million households...
...Quotable: “We are celebrating a major milestone in the U.S.-Polish special friendship—the inauguration of field activities on the nuclear power plant construction site in Lubiatowo-Kopalino and the opening of Bechtel office in Warsaw,” said Mark Brzezinski, U.S. ambassador to Poland. “It’s another important step forward as Poland and the United States work together to create a civil nuclear industry in Poland, and it shows that the United States is delivering on our shared commitment to Poland’s energy security and supporting Poland’s energy transition. The selection of Westinghouse and Bechtel—two gold standard American companies—to advance Poland’s civil nuclear power program brings energy security to the core of Polish-American cooperation.”
Bechtel will conduct in-depth geological surveys at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Pomeranian municipality of Choczewo, in northern Poland. This is a key milestone for the country’s entry into nuclear power production, as the surveys will inform the suitability of the planned site...
...Background: Westinghouse Electric Company announced last September its partnership with Bechtel to design and construct Poland’s first nuclear plant, in coordination with Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe. The goal is to deploy six Westinghouse AP1000 units at the site, producing enough energy to power 13 million households...
...Quotable: “We are celebrating a major milestone in the U.S.-Polish special friendship—the inauguration of field activities on the nuclear power plant construction site in Lubiatowo-Kopalino and the opening of Bechtel office in Warsaw,” said Mark Brzezinski, U.S. ambassador to Poland. “It’s another important step forward as Poland and the United States work together to create a civil nuclear industry in Poland, and it shows that the United States is delivering on our shared commitment to Poland’s energy security and supporting Poland’s energy transition. The selection of Westinghouse and Bechtel—two gold standard American companies—to advance Poland’s civil nuclear power program brings energy security to the core of Polish-American cooperation.”
Poland consistently has the worst carbon intensity for electricity in Europe, 794 g CO2/kWh over the last year, even worse than Germany's 400 g CO2/kWh, and very far from France's 53 g CO2/kWh.
Source: Electricity Map, Poland (accessed 4/28/24)
This said, Poland apparently is going to do something about this, planning to become more like France, which historically displaced coal with nuclear and less like Germany which replaced nuclear with coal.
This of course, is good for the health of the Polish people, and good for the world at large. Unlike the Germans, Poland is concerned with climate change.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.