GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Announces Supply Agreements

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy today announced it has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Poland's Stocznia Gdansk, a major shipyard, and RAFAKO S.A. to pursue opportunities to build nuclear components for GEH. State-owned utility PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. (PGE) is leading Poland's efforts to develop the country's first two nuclear generating stations and is currently evaluating several reactor technologies for these plants, including two GEH reactor designs: the 1,350-megawatt (MWe) ABWR and the 1,520-MWe ESBWR. The ESBWR is GEH's newest reactor design that offers the world's most advanced passive safety systems. These MOUs are the latest of several for GEH in Poland as a growing number of countries prepare to build new nuclear power plants to generate low-carbon electricity and strengthen their energy security. GEH previously signed an agreement with global engineering services firm SNC-Lavalin Polska to collaborate on potential projects in Poland. GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy is a provider of advanced reactors and nuclear services. Established in June 2007, GEH is a global nuclear alliance created by GE GE and Hitachi HIT.