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Sticking With US in Nuclear Power to Benefit Poland, Envoy Says

  • Warsaw picked Westinghouse reactors for its first project
  • France may be in play when Poland seeks second location
Mark Brzezinski Photographer: Mateusz Slodkowski/AFP/Getty Images
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Poland should stick with US companies as the government plans a second location for its nascent civil nuclear energy program, the outgoing envoy to Warsaw said.

The East European nation picked Westinghouse Electric Co. reactors for its first atomic energy plant, a part of the plan to cut the country’s reliance on coal. The government is due to start talksBloomberg Terminal about constructing a second nuclear facility early next year, with French companies eagerBloomberg Terminal to play a role.