Poland to go nuclear on coast

19th March 2010

The site of the originally planned plant in Zarnowiec

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Poland’s first nuclear power plant will be built near the coastal town of Zarnowiec, 59 km northwest of Gdansk, according to a ranking of potential sites released by the government.

Work on a previous nuclear plant near Zarnowiec started during the communist era was halted in 1990. Locals then expressed concerns about the safety of nuclear energy and the Soviet technology used in the designed and construction of the plant.

The completion of the government’s survey of potential sites was officially announced by Hanna Trojanowska, the Deputy Minister of the Economy and the government’s advisor on nuclear energy.

“Zarnowiec heads the ranking of twenty-eight towns considered ...

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