Site of "Maria", Poland's second nuclear energy research reactor at Świerk-Otwock, near Warsaw and named in honor of Maria Skłodowska-Curie. It is the only reactor of Polish design. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Bartosz Marcin Kojak)
Site of "Maria", Poland's second nuclear energy research reactor at Świerk-Otwock, near Warsaw and named in honor of Maria Skłodowska-Curie. It is the only reactor of Polish design. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Bartosz Marcin Kojak)
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Nuclear Energy in Poland: The Way To Energy Independence

An analysis by Daniel N. Vig

Poland's history has been a very complicated one and is constantly in the making with big decisions and complicated relationships with allies or blocs. Blocs, in particular the area of interest of the Soviet Union where Poland found itself after the Second World War, have been deterministic. Poland was, for way too long, essentially a coal-supplier for the Soviet Union and has taken steps to gain independence in only the last two or three decades: according to steps already taken, nuclear energy in Poland is gaining traction as a way for the country to distance itself from coal-based industry and energy policy.

Beyond the defining historical moments this analysis attempts to answer questions like: What factors are in play in the fledgling sector? Who are the main stakeholders and partners? What can Poland do in its nuclear energy policy to be successful?

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Daniel N. Vig
Daniel N. Vig is an energy policy expert having recently worked for Hungarian governmental energy policy institutions including being an analyst for Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. With an eye on the security policy implications of the sector he is also a former NATO Project Assistant.

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