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Co-authored with Dan Lipman, President of Westinghouse’s Global Business Initiatives.
Nuclear energy today offers enormous potential. Not only to deliver clean, reliable power but to strengthen national security, deepen industrial capability, and expand long‑term economic opportunity. Realizing that potential requires partnerships that are more than transactional. It takes collaboration between governments, across industries, and among allies willing to commit to each other for decades.
That type of partnership is exactly what the United States and Poland are building. Last week, more than 25 Polish supplier CEOs arrived in Washington for the Poland Trade Mission, jointly organized by the Nuclear Energy Institute and Poland’s Chamber of Power Industry and Environmental Protection. Led by Polish Deputy Minister Wojciech Wrochna and PEJ CEO Marek Woszczyk, the delegation met with the White House National Energy Dominance Council, senior U.S. government leaders, members of Congress, and our teams at Westinghouse and Bechtel.
What is important to highlight is that these were not routine business meetings. These are the companies that will form the backbone of Poland’s emerging nuclear industry, meeting the policymakers and partners who will help them build it. The level of engagement reflects a deeper truth: Poland is not simply purchasing a power plant. It is establishing an entirely new industrial sector, anchored in U.S. partnership and designed for long‑term national resilience.
Localization as the Cornerstone of Energy Independence
From the outset, Westinghouse and Bechtel have shared a single objective with PEJ: to deliver three advanced AP1000® modular reactors while simultaneously building the skills, institutions, and supply chain that allow Poland to own its nuclear future. Localization is not a side effort, it is central to how this program strengthens Poland’s energy independence.
Through our Supplier Days series, we have engaged with more than 700 Polish companies, providing hands‑on training and guidance on the rigorous standards required for nuclear construction. Westinghouse is also partnering with major Polish firms to certify them under the ASME NQA‑1 quality assurance standard, enabling them not only to contribute to this project but to join the global AP1000 supply chain for future deployments across Europe and worldwide.
Workforce development is equally critical. Westinghouse and Bechtel directly employ more than 500 Polish professionals, while partnerships with the Warsaw University of Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology, the University of Gdańsk, and the National Centre for Nuclear Research are cultivating the next generation of Polish nuclear engineers, researchers, and companies.
This is what energy independence looks like: a program built with Polish hands, powered by Polish expertise, and sustained by a long‑term industrial ecosystem that remains in Poland long after construction is complete.
Applying Proven Experience to Accelerate Poland’s Program
The Poland-U.S. partnership is grounded in proven delivery. At Plant Vogtle in Georgia, we completed the first new nuclear units built in the United States in more than three decades. The second AP1000 unit was constructed 30 percent more efficiently than the first, a demonstration of what disciplined execution, repeatable processes, and experienced teams can achieve.
That experience is already shaping work in Poland. Agreements this year with Arabelle Solutions for steam turbine generators and with Polish firm DORACO for civil preparation work mark major milestones. Financing is advancing as well: PEJ and the U.S. Export-Import Bank signed the first direct loan agreement between EXIM and a Polish entity, a clear sign of long-term U.S. support for Poland’s energy goals.
Under our Engineering Development Agreement, progress continues across design, licensing, geological surveys, and early procurement — the quiet, essential work that sets the foundation for successful construction.
Building More Than a Power Plant
Much work remains and the Poland-U.S. collaboration is proving something vital: that when governments, industries, and allied nations align, nuclear projects move from aspiration to construction to long-term energy security.
The Trade Mission last week is an expression of that model — suppliers engaging early, learning what it takes to participate, and preparing to join a generational national investment.
What we are building in Poland is far more than the nation’s first nuclear plant. It is the foundation of a new industry. It is a path to lasting economic and energy independence. And it is a template for how the global nuclear renaissance will be built, partner by partner, milestone by milestone, nation by nation.
