Westinghouse, Poland Begin Long-Lead Item Procurement for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has commissioned Westinghouse Electric Co.

to begin procuring long-lead items (LLIs) for the first AP1000 unit of the Lubiatowo-Kopalino nuclear power plant project.

This is one of the most important stages in preparing for the start of construction and ensuring that the project is completed on schedule.

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Search Sign In Home Nuclear Westinghouse, Poland Begin Long-Lead Item Procurement for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Westinghouse, Poland Begin Long-Lead Item Procurement for Country’s First Nuclear Power Plant Press Release Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) has commissioned Westinghouse Electric Co.

to begin procuring long-lead items (LLIs) for the first AP1000 unit of the Lubiatowo-Kopalino nuclear power plant project.

This is one of the most important stages in preparing for the start of construction and ensuring that the project is completed on schedule.

“This is an extremely important moment for the entire project.

Securing long-lead items is of direct significance for the construction schedule of Poland’s first nuclear power plant.

We want energy from the first reactor to reach our power outlets in 2036.

This is a strategic project by the Polish government that will meet our needs for decades to come, becoming one of the cornerstones of our country’s energy security,” said Miłosz Motyka, Poland’s minister of Energy, in an October 8 news release.

“Thanks to the agreement reached in September between PEJ and the Consortium on the main commercial terms of the EPC contract, we are now ready to take the next step, namely begin the process of ordering long-lead items.

We adopted this approach in order to give ourselves time for further detailed negotiations on the EPC contract, without the pressure that the lack of an LLI order would affect the project schedule.

A sound contract that appropriately balances liability and establishes cooperation mechanisms for the construction phase is key to the project’s future success,” said Wojciech Wrochna, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Energy and the Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure.

The scope of orders covers six key components of the nuclear island, including the reactor containment vessel and its associated structural modules.

LLIs are among the most technologically advanced and complex components of a nuclear power plant, the production and delivery of which requires many years and the involvement of specialized suppliers that meet the highest quality and safety standards.

“In nuclear projects, proper preparation and effective time management are crucial.

We have already ordered the first long-lead items for which Bechtel is responsible, and we are now beginning this process for Westinghouse, which is responsible for the nuclear portion of the power plant in the broadest sense.

In this way, we safeguard not only the project schedule but also its budget.