Marcin Chludziński, President of the Management Board of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., presenting further activities related to the project of implementing advanced small modular reactors (SMR) in Poland stated that his company submitted an application for a technology and safety assessment to the Polish Atomic Energy Agency. He presented his plans during the debate “The role of state-owned companies in building Poland’s economic strength” at the 590 Congress in Nadarzyn.

KGHM, under the contract, concluded with the American company NuScale, will implement the SMR technology in Poland. The first power plant will be commissioned by 2029. Clean energy will power the production divisions of the copper company. The project is modular, which means trouble-free scale-up.

°We have to think strategically and such a project for KGHM is nuclear energy, which has many advantages over other energy sources that are safe and worth investing in°, said Marcin Chludziński.

The President of KGHM announced that the location study indicating the best place for the project to develop in terms of security and connection possibilities should be completed this year. He added that the copper company is also thinking about the management of this investment.

°We are preparing a Simulation Center for the operation of such a power plant so that specialists have a place to be prepared for their new duties. Nuclear energy is one of the most advanced industries in today’s world and we have not had it in Poland so far° said the president of KGHM.

The construction of small nuclear reactors is directly related to the Climate Policy of KGHM and the new strategic direction of the Company – energy. Developed by NuScale Power, the technology of a modular nuclear power plant with a light water reactor provides energy for electricity generation, heating, desalination, and hydrogen production.

Adrian Andrzejewski