Poland and China sign agreement on cooperation in nuclear energy

Deputy Minister of Energy Andrzej Piotrowski and his Chinese counterpart Li Fanrong signed a cooperation agreement on peaceful use of nuclear energy on Friday in Beijing. China has adopted a closed fuel cycle policy and consistently uses Western technologies to develop its own reactor design (such as the integrated Chinese Hualong One reactor). China has 36 nuclear reactors, and another 20 in the pipeline, and plans to have 150 GWe nuclear energy capacity by 2030. Poland plans to build its first, 2,300 MW nuclear block by 2030. China wants to become a global supplier of nuclear technology. Currently, Chinese companies are involved in the construction of nuclear power plants in Pakistan. Beijing also deals for the implementation of nuclear projects in Argentina, Romania, and the United Kingdom.