National Atomic Energy Agency

On March 31, the Polish Nuclear Power Plants company submitted an application to the President of the National Atomic Energy Agency for a license to construct a nuclear power plant.

A delegation from the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA) attended the plenary meeting of the European Nuclear Safety Regulatory Group (ENSREG) in Brussels. Paweł Pytlarczyk, Vice President of the PAA, and Iga Pocztarek-Tofil, Director of the PAA Policy and International Cooperation Bureau, participated in the meeting.

- We are an institution with over 40 years of experience, including in the oversight of nuclear facilities. We have a research reactor in Poland, which is regularly inspected by the National Atomic Energy Agency - said Andrzej Głowacki, President of the National Atomic Energy Agency (PAA), during this year's Baltic Nuclear Energy Forum in Gdańsk. As President Głowacki pointed out, overseeing a large-scale nuclear power plant will be a major new task for the Agency, one for which the PAA has been preparing for many years. The nuclear safety of society and the environment is crucial in oversight.

Experts from the National Atomic Energy Agency held their second open meeting with residents of the Choczewo commune in Słajszewo. This is the commune where the first nuclear power plant in Poland is planned to be built.

A responsible nuclear energy program must include preparation for radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management. Preparation for this waste management is a fundamental element that should be implemented in parallel with the nuclear energy program, said Paweł Pytlarczyk, Vice President of the National Atomic Energy Agency, during the ARTEMIS mission summary.

A delegation from the National Atomic Energy Agency, headed by Andrzej Głowacki, President of the National Atomic Energy Agency, took part in the NRC's Annual Regulatory Information Conference.

The National Atomic Energy Agency is participating in the Artemis review mission, which the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its experts are launching in Poland. The mission focuses on the safe and responsible management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. The Artemis mission begins on March 9 and will last until March 17.

The National Atomic Energy Agency is beginning its participation in the third phase of the international Joint Early Review of the NUWARD reactor project. This technology is being developed by the French company NUWARD, part of the EDF Group.

The National Atomic Energy Agency is beginning its participation in the international Joint Early Review (JER) of the LDR-50 reactor design. This technology is being developed by the Finnish company Steady Energy. The process is being coordinated by the Finnish nuclear regulatory authority - STUK.