Poland has given the green light to build 24 new small nuclear reactors (known by its English acronym SMR) at six sites, the company responsible for the work, Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE), announced. Before that, Poland had already granted permission to build two large nuclear power plants.
The goal is to invest in nuclear energy for the energy transition, in an EU country that in 2022 was 79% dependent on nuclear energy. Fossil fuels (69% coal) to produce electricity, according to an analysis Think tank Specializing in energy cinder. Only 21% of Polish electricity comes from renewable sources, which is one of the lowest percentages in the European Union.
Plans announced by Warsaw to reduce its dependence on coal include building four to six nuclear reactors, with a total capacity of six to nine gigawatts, between 2026 and mid-2040. The complete abandonment of this fossil fuel is scheduled only in 2049, which is It’s a very big deal. Later than necessary to maintain Global Warming Less than 1.5 degrees, Ember confirms.
a Nuclear Energy Non-renewable, but considered low-emission Global Warming – Although its emissions are not zero, say corn advocates. Emissions from the prolonged construction of nuclear power plants, the extraction and transportation of uranium to operate them, and the prolonged care that must be taken with radioactive waste must also be taken into account.
In an interview with Al Arabiya channel in Saudi Arabia during climate During the United Nations activities held in Dubai (COP28), Polish President Andrzej Duda affirmed his country’s commitment to nuclear energy. “We have to switch to nuclear energy, which didn’t exist before [na Polónia]. Polish television quoted the official as saying: “Atom is the future for us and we must fulfill our obligations in terms of climate protection and decarbonization, which resulted from joining the European Union.”
Thus, construction of the first nuclear power plant on the Baltic Sea coast should begin in 2026, and its operation should begin in 2040, in Lobiato-Kopalino, in partnership with Westinghouse and the North American government. Second place must RAge profile in an area Batnov-Konenin the center of the country, according to location Central energy.
The construction of these 24 small modular reactors – a technology that is still experimental – was announced on Thursday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, by the company that will build them. “The Polish government decided to issue a resolution and approved six sites for the construction of 24 modern GE Hitachi BWRX-300 units in Poland,” OSGE Director Rafal Kaspro said in a press release and at the conference. Carbon neutrality Nuclear power in Dubai.
The Polish Climate Ministry said that these reactors will be built in Wołclavik, Stawy Monowski, Stalova Wola, Ostrulica, Nova Huta and Dabrowa Górnicza.
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