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Should Poland return to nuclear power?

Axel Rowohlt
March 15, 2025

Most people in Poland support the country's plans to build three nuclear reactors. But key questions remains, like how much all this will cost and where to safely store radioactive waste.

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Poland is planning on replacing climate-damaging coal with nuclear power. Three American-style reactors are to be built directly on the Baltic Sea.

According to surveys, around 90 percent of Poles support their country going nuclear. But for some living near to the site of the project, the environmental concerns are not being taken seriously enough. 

Is nuclear power really the future for Poland?

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