The Polish government expects a significant share of work on the country's first nuclear power plant to be awarded to local companies, but there are steps needing to be taken by the Polish supply chain, the World Nuclear Supply Chain conference in Warsaw heard.

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe and the Westinghouse-Bechtel Consortium have signed the recently-agreed Engineering Development Agreement, which ensures the continuity of the implementation of Poland's first nuclear power plant project.

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe and the Westinghouse-Bechtel Consortium have agreed the terms and conditions of an Engineering Development Agreement for Poland's first nuclear power plant after a previous agreement expired.

President Andrzej Duda has signed a bill that designates funds from the national budget for the construction of Poland's first nuclear power plant. Under the bill, Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe is set to receive PLN60.2 billion (USD15.5 billion) in public funding between 2025 and 2030.

More than 70% of Polish companies surveyed by the Polish Economic Institute say they have experience in the energy sector that can be used in a nuclear project. One-third of companies declare experience from other projects in the nuclear sector abroad.

Orlen Synthos Green Energy can begin environmental and siting research for its planned small modular reactor projects in Włocławek and Ostrołęka after Poland's General Director for Environmental Protection issued the scope of the environmental reports for the projects.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has concluded a trip to Warsaw, Poland, with the signing of an agreement on cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether the planned public support for Poland's first nuclear power plant complies with EU rules on state aid.

France's Bpifrance Assurance Export and Sfil have joined the growing list of overseas financial institutions expressing interest in helping to finance Poland's first nuclear power plant project. Meanwhile, a poll shows record public support for nuclear energy in Poland.