Polish nuclear project company Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has signed an agreement with US-based Westinghouse Electric to begin joint activities on preparation of the project to build Poland’s first commercial nuclear power station.
The agreement – in the form of a bridging contract – covers work in 10 main areas including development of a detailed investment model, preparation of a safety assessment and quality control programme and identification of potential suppliers with an emphasis on Polish companies.
The contract assumes that Westinghouse will implement a total of over 100,000 man-hours for the project to build three AP1000 pressurised water reactor units in Pomerania in the north of the country.
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