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Włocławek is probably the second proposed location for Orlen Synthos Green Energy’s small reactors. Cooperation on this project has so far survived the political turmoil – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief a BiznesAlert.pl.

The Earth Society has released the contents of the justification for the Internal Security Agency’s (ABW) negative opinion on the construction of small nuclear reactors.

The Prime Minister of Poland confirmed the will to continue cooperation on large – and small-scale nuclear energy projects with the participation of businesses from Canada, despite his earlier criticism of the Orlen and Synthos projects.

Today, Donald Tusk, the opposition’s candidate for Prime Minister, met with the potential ministers of his new government. Tusk declared he would establish a committee on urgent problems, including SMRs for Orlen.

„If we add all the capacities of the planned SMRs, we will get a sum exceeding Poland’s demand for power, even if we do not count other sources. So it is clear that they cannot all be built. But which ones will… Here we can refer to the words of Zhou Enlai: it is too […]

A Canadian supplier of nuclear fuel and components is ready to provide them to Poland if Warsaw decides to build GE Hitachi reactors. The Polish SMR project is in the making and Poland’s Orlen and Synthos are involved as well. Meanwhile, GE Hitachi, which provides the reactor technology, is focusing on a project in Canada […]

An American company Last Energy has applied for the so-called decision in principle to construct a small nuclear reactor in Jaworze. The problem is that the local government did not know about this investment, and it has been planning that within a few years the town would get back its status as a resort.

Orlen Synthos Green Energy will receive financial support from the US government to construct small modular reactors. The money will come from the Phoenix Project, which aims to support the development of SMR technologies in Central Europe, in particular in locations strongly connected with conventional energy generation.

The Director General for Environmental Protection has initiated proceedings for an environmental decision for the construction of small modular nuclear reactors in Ostrołęka. This is a necessary step in preparations for the construction of small nuclear reactors in Poland.

„In Poland, the first radioactive waste will appear in 2050, but preparations for the construction of a landfill should already begin,” says Paweł Gajda, PhD. from the AGH University of Kraków in an inerview with BiznesAlert.pl.