Poland wants to use modular reactors as an important part of its energy transition.
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Frankfurt Oder Clean energy, independent of wind and sun – that is the goal of the Polish government. The country is investing in nuclear power plants to avoid ever-increasing CO2 prices.
Poland is going further than others: not only a few conventional nuclear power plants are to be built, but also numerous small, modular reactors. These power plants are called “SMR” for “Small Modular Reactor”. Their output is around 300 megawatts (MW).
The company Orlen Synthos Green Energy presented the first seven locations for its small nuclear power plants in the spring. By the end of this year, 20 locations should be defined. Orlen and the government’s joint plans call for the construction of 79 SMRs over the next 15 years.
There is hardly any criticism of this in Poland. More than 60 percent of the population generally view nuclear power positively. It is not a big issue in the election campaign. An energy transition based on the German model is considered expensive and inefficient.
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