A project for a Polish research and demonstration high-temperature helium-cooled reactor with a thermal power of 30 MW, developed at the National Centre for Nuclear Research in Świerk together with Japan's JAEA. The basic design is complete, and work on it began in 2021 with a Ministry of Science grant. At a Sejm committee sitting on 2 April 2025 NCBJ estimated the construction cost at no less than PLN 1.5 billion and the detailed engineering design at a minimum of PLN 100–140 million. The sources record no decision on funding the next stages.
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Significance
According to NCBJ the reactor is to become the basis for commercial reactors for Polish industry that would supply process steam. The design team states that the fifteen largest Polish chemical plants need at least 6.5 GW of thermal power in the form of steam. Further stages depend on a funding decision, and the Ministry of Industry representative at the committee took no clear position on it.
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- Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej2 Apr 2025StatusCost
StatusW tej chwili wykonanie projektu technicznego szacujemy na kwotę 100–140 mln zł minimum
Costoszacowaliśmy w tamtym czasie na ok. 1,5 mld zł
- Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych23 Sep 2024StageInvestor
StageThe project is currently at a high level of technological readiness, including the basic design with a significant part of the so-called Preliminary Safety Report (PSR) necessary for its licensing and further design work, commencement of construction and commisioning.
InvestorA team of experts from the National Centre for Nuclear Research, based on the experience of the MARIA research reactor operating in Świerk for 50 years
- World Nuclear News20 Jun 2023Funding
FundingFunding for the project between 2021 and 2024 totals PLN60 million