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Business moguls set eyes on BWRX-300 project in Canada SMRs deployment is expected to be cheaper than large-scale nuclear, according to PKN Orlen chief executive Daniel Obajtek. Image courtesy PKN Orlen. The deployment of small modular reactors (SMRs) will be an “important step” towards carbon neutrality by 2050 for Poland’s state-controlled fuels and energy company PKN Orlen, according to its chief executive officer Daniel Obajtek.

Mr Obajtek told the Rzeczpospolita daily that SMRs will not only provide power and heat, but will also bring a significant reduction in the company’s carbon footprint. Additionally, Mr Obajtek said these new technologies would also create new jobs in an “innovative and attractive” sector.

Last week, Orlen and Polish chemicals company Synthos signed an agreement to establish a joint venture that aims to commercialise microreactor and small modular reactor technologies in Poland, in particular GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH) BWRX-300 design.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Thursday, 16 December 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/orlen-and-synthos-see-smr-deployment-as-important-move-to-carbon-neutrality-12-3-2021

Poland has become a focus of interest for companies seeking to develop small modular reactors (SMRs).

Source: NEI Magazine
Date: Tuesday, 28 September 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssmr-developers-look-to-poland-9111111

A number of high-profile Polish business leaders have backed small reactor development A computer generated image of a GEH BWRX-300 small modular nuclear plant. Courtesy GEH.. GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), GEH SMR Technologies Canada, Cameco and Synthos Green Energy have entered into a memorandum of understanding to evaluate the potential establishment of a uranium fuel supply chain in Canada capable of servicing a potential fleet of BWRX-300 small modular reactors in Poland.

The MOU is the latest of a number of agreements signed in Poland related to the potential development and deployement of new reactor technology.

Synthos, a manufacturer of synthetic rubber and one of the biggest producers of chemical raw materials in Poland, has said it is interested in obtaining affordable, on-demand, carbon-free electricity from a dedicated source like an SMR. 

In 2019, Synthos and GEH agreed to collaborate on potential deployment applications for the BWRX-300 in Poland. The companies signed a strategic agreement in 2020 that further advanced that cooperation.

Cameco supplies uranium, uranium refining and conversion services to the nuclear industry worldwide. In July 2021, GEH, Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas and Cameco agreed to explore several areas of cooperation to advance the commercialisation and deployment of BWRX-300 SMRs in Canada and around the world.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Friday, 24 September 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/companies-sign-mou-in-bid-to-establish-fuel-supply-for-smrs-9-4-2021

Major local firms interested in in-house power and heat generation Orlen's president Daniel Obajtek says company is "open to innovative solutions" that would build up its position in Central Europe's energy transition. Image courtesy PKN Orlen. Poland’s state-controlled fuels and energy company PKN Orlen has signed an agreement to cooperate with Polish chemicals company Synthos on the development and implementation of small and micro modular reactor projects (SMRs/MMRs), a statement by Orlen said today.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Synthos announced in October 2019 an agreement to collaborate on potential deployment applications for GEH’s BWRX-300 SMR design in Poland.

Synthos, a manufacturer of synthetic rubber and one of the biggest producers of chemical raw materials in Poland, is interested in obtaining affordable, on-demand, carbon-free electricity from a dependable, dedicated source.

Source: Nucnet
Date: Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/orlen-and-synthos-sign-agreement-to-cooperate-on-modular-reactor-deployment-6-2-2021

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