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Poland eyes modular nuclear power plants: audio report

09.10.2023 20:30
US company Last Energy, a developer of micro-nuclear power plants, has presented a prototype modular nuclear reactor at the Polish Investment and Trade Agency's PAIH Business Forum 2023 in Warsaw.
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Bret Kugelmass, founder and CEO of Last Energy.
Bret Kugelmass, founder and CEO of Last Energy.Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

The 14-meter-high installation has been manufactured in Poland in collaboration with Katowice-based company Energoinstal SA.

It is the first nuclear reactor module intended to find commercial application in the country.

The module is part of a fully modular power plant project designed to begin providing energy within a few years.

The company has already signed agreements to deliver more than 50 such micro-nuclear power plants in Europe, including 23 in Poland.

The company is in the process of applying for all the necessary permits and licenses while building the local supply chain and manufacturing capabilities, with the first unit intended to come online in this country in two to three years.

Photo: Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland 

Radio Poland's Danuta Isler visited the presentation, where she spoke to Bret Kugelmass, founder and CEO of Last Energy, and Damian Jamroz, president of the management board of Last Energy Polska.

"Poland has an incredible opportunity to transform what is otherwise quite frankly a very dirty energy grid," said Kugelmass.

He added: "And when we say collaboration with Poland we mean it - we built this prototype in Poland using the Polish supply chain. This is our proof of dedication to this market."

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