Poland has initiated its approval process to construct a nuclear power plant featuring South Korean reactors, even amid ongoing legal disputes between the US-based Westinghouse Electric Corp. and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company (KHNP) over reactor exports. On Aug. 17, PGE PAK Energia Jadrowa SA (PPEJ), a joint venture between Poland’s state-controlled power company Polska Grupa Energetyczna and private entity Zespol Elektrowni Patnow-Adamov-Konin, formally submitted their construction application to Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment. Their proposal centers on building at least two APR-1400 reactors from South Korean providers.

While PPEJ aims to gain approval from Poland’s environment ministry within 90 days, KHNP has not begun fundamental preparations, such as feasibility assessments for the proposed plant. This delay stems from the ongoing legal dispute initiated by Westinghouse in a U.S. court, aiming to halt South Korean reactor exports to Poland.