Dear Colleagues,

It is my greatest pleasure, on behalf of the Organizing Committee to welcome you to attend the Central & Eastern Europe Nuclear New Build Congress 2014, which will be held on October 21-22th, 2014, in Warsaw, Poland. The conference is originated from the consideration that it will great to provide a vital platform for all the stakeholders in nuclear industry to learn the latest information of nuclear new build around the Central and Eastern Europe, especially about the hot market in Poland, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia and Belarus, in order to push the projects forward.

In Central and Eastern Europe, nuclear power has provided a big share of national electricity in many countries. Quite a number of countries still want to increase the share and pursue more reactors to be built. Countries such as Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania, Hungary as well as Ukraine are all in the case. There also emerges two nuclear newcomers in this region, and they are Poland and Belarus. In this conference, we also include Finland, as it has the ambition as well as the active actions to build new builds; moreover, it’s near the Baltic countries.

Poland’s government strongly supports nuclear power development in this country. It plans to build 6.0 GWe nuclear capacities (two nuclear power plants) by 2035 with the value of $19.5 billion. As for the first plant, the site and reactor vendor will be selected by the end of 2016. Final design and permits are expected to be ready in 2018, allowing construction start in 2019. The first unit is now expected to be operational in 2024, the second in 2029. The second power plant is scheduled for operation in 2035. Early in 2013, an IAEA Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission was undertaken and supports were given by the international agency.

As the other nuclear newcomer is this region, Belarus also proposed 6 GWe nuclear capacities to be built, with two units under construction, another two will be proposed later. In April 2013, Atomenergomash (AEM) has won the bid of Ostrovets 1-2, and the unit one began construction in November 2013. The Power plant will be online in 2020.

Czech Republic has two nuclear plants, six units, in operation, and it plans to build two more units, namely Temelin 3-4 (about 2.4 GWe in total), at the Temelin plant. Presently, two Consortiums lead respectively by Westinghouse and Rosatom compete to win the bid. Finland expects nuclear power providing 40% of its national electricity by 2050. There are two nuclear plants, Loviisa and Olkiluoto, in operation in Finland, with unit 3 under construction and unit 4 in bidding at the Olkiluoto plant. The Finnish Mankala company Fennovoima will build a new nuclear plant, namely Hanhikivi 1, on the land, with Rostom as the technology provider. The plant is expected in operation in 2024.

Belene 1-2 are canceled in February 2013 in Bulgaria, while the government still actively pushes forward Kozloduy 7 to be built. Rosatom and Westinghouse are competing for this project and the construction will probably begin in 2016. The Baltic Visaginas 1 nuclear power plant is delayed as the public opposition, while the three governments and the project strategic partner Hitachi still strongly believe the project will go forwards. Candu Energy will provide two more Candu 6 reactors for Cernavoda 3-4 in Romania, and the project will begin construct soon. Hungary selected Rosatom as the reactor vendor of its Paks 5-6 project, and the two units will be in operation after 2025.

Therefore, the congress in Warsaw, Poland, will offer you a comprehensive coverage of the nuclear new build market with fresh project updates and various case studies. Meanwhile, for those who are keen to find new investment opportunities or strengthen their presence in the global market, especially the Poland, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia and Belarus markets, this two days congress will provide plenty of opportunities to meet your future partners.

I am looking forward to meeting you in Warsaw!

Best regards,

Organizing Committee of Central & Eastern Europe Nuclear New Build Congress 2014