Poland Picks US, Westinghouse for First Nuclear Power Plant
- The deal will be for first three reactors: senior US official
- Decision to strengthen US-Polish relations amid war in Ukraine
A Polish national flag flies beyond a statue of King Stanislaw Poniatowski in Warsaw, Poland.
Photographer: Piotr Malecki/Bloomberg
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Poland chose US-based Westinghouse Electric Co. to build its first nuclear power plant, tightening relations with Washington in the wake of Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
The decision is also set to help Poland, the European Union’s most coal-dependent country, curb emissions of greenhouse gases. Westinghouse competed against Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. and Electricite de France SA for the deal, which was announced late on Friday by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.