PROGRESS IN POLISH NUCLEAR PROGRAM, FOLLOWING A DIFFICULT 2012

AFTER months of speculation about the future of Poland's nuclear program, the New Year has brought an encouraging sign of progress.On January 9, PGE EJ 1, the special purpose vehicle handling the construction of Poland's first of two planned nuclear power plants, announced the result of a public tender to select a contractor to assess possible sites, looking at a shortlist of three. It is not yet known how many reactors would be involved ahead of the choice of design.The contract, worth Polish Zloty PLN252 million (approximately USD81 million), was awarded to the ...


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