– Polish industrial group Industria has received approval from the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment to construct a power plant based on Rolls-Royce’s SMR.
– The decision-in-principle for the investment was issued in May, following Industria’s application detailing plans to build a nuclear power plant using Rolls-Royce’s 470MW small pressurised water reactor.
– The International Atomic Energy Agency gave Poland the green light to launch its nuclear program in September last year, with construction of the first nuclear power plant set to begin in 2026.
Polish industrial group Industria has received approval from the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment to construct a power plant based on Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The proposed nuclear power plant will use Rolls-Royce’s 470MW small pressurized water reactor and a used nuclear fuel storage facility. The decision-in-principle issued by the ministry on May 10th marks the first step in the administrative permitting process for nuclear power investments in Poland.
Alan Woods, Rolls-Royce SMR’s director of strategy and business development, highlighted the positive outcome of Poland’s environment minister’s decision and expressed readiness to advance discussions on deploying SMR power plants in the country. Rolls-Royce sees Poland as a key export opportunity for its SMR technology and aims to leverage its competitive advantage in the nuclear energy sector.
The International Atomic Energy Agency approved Poland’s nuclear program in 2020, and construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant is set to begin in 2026 at Lubiatowo-Kopalino. The project, located in the province of Pomerania, will include multiple reactors with a total generation capacity of 6-9 billion watts. This marks a significant development in Poland’s energy and climate policies towards utilizing nuclear power for sustainable energy production.