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Polish oil company Orlen to build small nuclear power

The project will establish a joint venture called Orlen Synthos Green Energy with each company holding a 50 percent stake, granting full access to the BWRX-300 reactor technology and marking Europe's first deployment of this specific SMR design.</span

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The project will establish a joint venture called Orlen Synthos Green Energy with each company holding a 50 percent stake, granting full access to the BWRX-300 reactor technology and marking Europe's first deployment of this specific SMR design.

Orlen plans to have at least two small modular reactors with a combined capacity of 0.6 gigawatts operational by 2035, with the first reactor potentially coming online by 2030 as part of Poland's broader nuclear energy strategy.</span

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Orlen plans to have at least two small modular reactors with a combined capacity of 0.6 gigawatts operational by 2035, with the first reactor potentially coming online by 2030 as part of Poland's broader nuclear energy strategy.

The BWRX-300 is a 300 megawatt water-cooled reactor featuring passive safety systems that can cool itself for seven days without power or operator action, with construction projected to take 24-36 months using modular techniques.</span

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The BWRX-300 is a 300 megawatt water-cooled reactor featuring passive safety systems that can cool itself for seven days without power or operator action, with construction projected to take 24-36 months using modular techniques.

Poland approved construction of 24 small modular reactors at six locations in 2023, as the country seeks to transition away from coal which accounted for 87 percent of household coal consumption in the European Union in 2019.</span

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Poland approved construction of 24 small modular reactors at six locations in 2023, as the country seeks to transition away from coal which accounted for 87 percent of household coal consumption in the European Union in 2019.

Two US government agencies have provided letters of intent for up to $4 billion in financing support for the SMR project, while only two small modular reactors are currently in commercial operation worldwide in Russia and China.</span

Two US government agencies have provided letters of intent for up to $4 billion in financing support for the SMR project, while only two small modular reactors are currently in commercial operation worldwide in Russia and China.

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Small modular reactors remain unproven commercially with none operating in Europe yet, creating significant technical and financial risks. The lengthy negotiation process between Orlen and Synthos lasting over a year highlights ongoing partnership challenges. Environmental reporting requirements will take two years to complete, further delaying an already ambitious timeline.

Small modular reactors remain unproven commercially with none operating in Europe yet, creating significant technical and financial risks. The lengthy negotiation process between Orlen and Synthos lasting over a year highlights ongoing partnership challenges. Environmental reporting requirements will take two years to complete, further delaying an already ambitious timeline.

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