Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe sp. z o.o. (abbreviated PEJ) is a developer of
nuclear power plants in
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
.
[https://ppej.pl/en/about-the-company About the Company] It is a special purpose vehicle 100% owned by the State Treasury.
The company is specifically charged with developing 6 to 9
GWe of proven, large-scale,
Generation III(+) pressurized water reactor
A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of light-water nuclear reactor. PWRs constitute the large majority of the world's nuclear power plants (with notable exceptions being the UK, Japan and Canada). In a PWR, the primary coolant (water) i ...
s
such as the
AP1000
The AP1000 is a nuclear power plant designed and sold by Westinghouse Electric Company. The plant is a pressurized water reactor with improved use of passive nuclear safety and many design features intended to lower its capital cost and impr ...
,
APR-1400, and
EPR.
Until March 2021, the functions of PEJ were a part of the PGE Group (
Polska Grupa Energetyczna
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. (PGE SA or PGE Group, the name can be translated as ''Polish Energy Group'') is a state-owned public power company and the largest power producing company in Poland.
PGE is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and ...
).
[https://ppej.pl/en/news/news "New company name: Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe sp. z o.o." July 7, 2021]
Proposed Nuclear Power Plant at Lubiatowo-Kopalino site
On December 22, 2021, PEJ announced the preferred location for Poland's first commercial nuclear power plant as the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and ...
coastal commune of
Choczewo
Choczewo (; csb, Chòczewò; formerly german: Chottschow, (1938–45): ''Gotendorf'') is a village in Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Choczewo. It ...
in
Wejherowo County
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Wejherowo County ( csb, Wejrowsczi kréz, pl, powiat wejherowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1 ...
,
Pomeranian Voivodeship at a site called Lubiatowo-Kopalino.
[https://ppej.pl/en/news/preferred-site-of-the-first-polish-nuclear-power-plant-indicated-by-investor "Preferred site of the first Polish nuclear power plant indicated by investor"; December 22, 2021]
The siting investigation conducted by PGE and PEJ included screening 92 potential locations before detailed studies were conducted two final candidate sties. Two sites in
Pomorskie - Żarnowiec and Lubiatowo-Kopalino – were subject to more detailed scrutiny and the results published in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report submitted to the General Director for Environmental Protection on March 29, 2022. The EIA considered multiple reactors generating up to 3,750MWe at the site.
[https://www.foratom.org/blog/announcement-of-the-preferred-site-for-the-first-npp-new-build-in-poland/ Announcement of the preferred site for the first NPP new build in Poland; April 12, 2022.] On August 22, 2023 PEJ submitted an application to the Head of Pomorskie Voivodeship for issuing a location decision for Poland’s first nuclear power plant, to be built in Pomerania, in Choczewo commune - it is one the key milestones in the administrative process leading to the start of construction of a nuclear facility.
In November 2022, the Polish government selected the Westinghouse
AP1000
The AP1000 is a nuclear power plant designed and sold by Westinghouse Electric Company. The plant is a pressurized water reactor with improved use of passive nuclear safety and many design features intended to lower its capital cost and impr ...
reactor design for the proposed nuclear power station. In October 2023, the
Pomeranian Voivodeship regional authority authorised preparatory work at the site; a construction permit would still be required later.
Proposed Inland Nuclear Power Plant
A second nuclear power plant at an inland location is being explored to follow the proposed first nuclear power plant on the Baltic Sea coast.
See also
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Nuclear power in Poland
References
External links
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Energy in Poland
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