On 25 February, the inaugural meeting of the Greater Poland Council for Nuclear Energy took place at the headquarters of the Marshal's Office of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
The Council has been established to support the development of safe nuclear energy in the region, with a particular focus on advocating for the location of Poland's second large-scale nuclear power plant in Eastern Greater Poland. This objective is considered one of the region's key strategic priorities.
As an advisory and consultative body to the Management Board of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the Council provides a platform for cooperation among the region's leading stakeholders involved in the development of the nuclear energy sector. It aims to facilitate dialogue, exchange knowledge and opinions on nuclear energy, and strengthen the collective voice of the people of Greater Poland on this important issue.
Members of the Greater Poland Council for Nuclear Energy
- Marek Woźniak – Marshal of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Chair of the Council
- Jacek Bogusławski – Member of the Management Board of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, Deputy Chair of the Council
- Prof.Teofil Jesionowski – Rector of Poznan University of Technology
- Prof. Bogumiła Kaniewska – Rector of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
- Prof. Adam Rachocki – Deputy Director of the Institute of Molecular Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poznan
- Prof. Jacek Guliński – President of the "WielkoPolski Atom" Association
- Damian Brzóska – President of the Turek Chamber of Commerce and representative of the Greater Poland Council of Thirty
The development of the nuclear energy sector is expected to play a significant role in supporting the region's energy transition and decarbonisation efforts. Reliable and safe nuclear power can contribute to achieving the European Union's ambitious climate goals under the Paris Agreement, while ensuring a stable future energy mix based on renewable energy sources, energy storage technologies, and hydrogen solutions.
