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Construction license application submitted for Poland’s first nuclear plant
Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, Poland’s state-owned utility, has formally submitted an application for a construction license to build a nuclear power plant at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in Pomerania. The country’s first nuclear power plant will consist of three Westinghouse AP1000 units with a total installed capacity of 3,750 MWe. The construction and engineering contractor for the project is a U.S.-based consortium of Westinghouse and Bechtel.
American Nuclear Society presents
June 27, 2019|1:30–2:30PM (2:30–3:30PM EDT)
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On Thursday, June 27, ANS Nuclear Waste Policy Task Force Chair Steve Nesbit provided testimony during a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The purpose of the hearing was to examine options for the interim and long-term storage of nuclear waste and to consider S. 1234, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019.
The presentation was a follow-up roundtable discussion panel recapping the hearing. The four panelists included:
