US-based Bechtel, which is overseeing the design and construction of Poland’s first NPP alongside Westinghouse Electric Company, has awarded its first procurement contracts for the construction.
In November 2022 the Polish government selected the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor technology for construction of the plant at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in the Choczewo municipality. In May 2023, an agreement was signed defining a plan for delivery of the plant by Westinghouse, Bechtel and Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ). Poland’s Ministry of Climate & Environment in July issued a decision-in-principle for PEJ to construct the plant. Financing for the project has yet to be arranged.
Bechtel said the selected companies represent a range of industries and include translation, logistics, and technical services, laying the foundation for enduring partnerships between Bechtel and Polish suppliers. The contracts will go to the following suppliers:
- Energoproject-Katowice (EPK), a design and engineering company that will provide services for codes and standards, environmental permitting strategy, and supporting permitting documentation.
- Prochem – a Poland-based company that will be provided opportunities for supporting documentation.
- Summa Linguae Technologies – a company that builds technology-enabled solutions to help companies with multi-lingual data challenges. Summa Linguae S.A. will support translation services.
Jared DeMeritt, Bechtel project manager, said, “Bechtel has been at the forefront of delivering nuclear power for 70 years, and one of the most important lessons we have learned is that partnerships at the local level are critical to a project’s success.”
Margaret Jackson, Bechtel’s Supply Chain Manager for the Poland nuclear project described the potential reach of the project as extraordinary. “This project paves the way for future collaborations. We look forward to securing additional partnerships with Polish suppliers to support this important work,” she said.
