Poland’s Climate Minister, Anna Moskwa, cited that an environmental permit was issued for its first power planet. Their General Directorate for Environmental Protection (GDOS) has reported that the building of its first nuclear power plant will not adversely affect the environment, nor will it contribute to the deterioration of natural habitats, and that they will closely monitor any and all impacts.
Poland’s Environmental Protection Directorate took more than 1 ½ years to overlook scientific evidence supporting a lack of environmental impact in order to finalize their decision and issue a permit.
Poland has decided to build the power plant in Warsaw and plans to start having it built by 2026, finish it in 2033, and for it to come online in 2040. Anna Moskwa stresses that this is an investment in energy security, having debated the introduction of nuclear power since 2005, financial hurdles being the reason for its progress being delayed.
This brings hope to the idea that Poland can finally begin moving away from sourcing its energy from coal and into cleaner energy- coal being the provider of 69% of its energy. The Polish Nuclear Power Programme has plans to build six reactors that would generate 6 to 9 gigawatts of energy; enough to power nearly 8 million homes.
Alongside Czechia and Slovakia, Poland is 1 of 6 countries promised to receive financial help from the United States to build nuclear technology.
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