Nuclear Politics

Poland Awaits Announcement On Future Of Nuclear New-Build Programme

By Kamen Kraev
26 January 2017

26 Jan (NucNet): The Polish government could announce its decision on the future of the country’s nuclear new-build programme on Monday (30 January 2017), according to reports in local media. Biznes Alert, an online journal specialising in energy policy, said the decision could be announced at a nuclear energy conference hosted by the Polish energy ministry. The reports followed comments yesterday by energy minister Krzysztof Tchórzewski in an interview with Polish private radio station RMF FM. He told the station that the nuclear programme had been suspended and “could even be abandoned”. Mr Tchórzewski said the government was instead considering building new coal-fired generating units, which will use indigenous reserves. However, later yesterday the energy ministry sent a statement to the official Polish Press Agency quoting Mr Tchórzewski as saying that activities undertaken by the previous government in preparation for the nuclear programme “are continuing”, but could also be used to build “any type of power unit”.

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