France to supply key components for Poland’s first nuclear power plant

French firm Arabelle Solutions, part of the EDF Group, has been selected to supply critical turbine and generator systems for Poland’s first nuclear power plant, marking a major step in the country’s long-planned entry into nuclear energy.

France’s Arabelle Solutions will supply turbines and generators for all three units of Poland’s first nuclear power plant.

Illustrative photo: Nicolas Hippert / Unsplash (CC0)

The company will deliver steam turbine systems, generators and auxiliary equipment for all three reactor units at the plant, which is to be built in Choczewo, a rural municipality in northern Poland on the Baltic coast, around 70 kilometres (45 miles) north of Gdańsk, one of the country’s major northern cities.

The equipment will form the core of the plant’s conventional, non-nuclear section.

The decision was taken by the Bechtel - Westinghouse consortium, the project’s main contractor, and approved by Poland’s state-owned nuclear development company, which is responsible for delivering the country’s nuclear power programme.

Polish officials have repeatedly described the project as essential to the country’s long-term energy security and its efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

Construction of the facility is scheduled to reach a key milestone in 2028, when concrete is poured for the first reactor.

The first power-generating unit is expected to be completed and connected to the grid in 2035.

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Source: IAR