The Central & Eastern Europe Nuclear New Build Congress 2014 will be held on October 21-22th, 2014 in Warsaw, Poland. The Organizing Committee cordially invites you to come and actively participate in this intriguing event.

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, Slovakia, 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 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 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, CEZ cancled the tender, with two Consortiums led respectively by Westinghouse and Rosatom as competitive bidders. While Czech president Milos Zeman has reportedly called for another tender and has expressed his intention to see Areva and South Korea participate in that tender process.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. are under construction in Slovakia, and will be in operation in 2015. Another 2.4 GWe capacity is also planned, the site will be chosen and nuclear technology also will be selected from the six bidders.

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. Rosatom will build Khmelnitski 3-4 in Ukraine and the main construction work should begin at the construction site in 2014 in order to ensure plant commissioning, while the unstable political environment may cast a doubt on this project. In January 2014, Hungary selected Rosatom as the reactor vendor of its Paks 5-6 project, and the two units will be in operation after 2025.

We anticipate some 300 delegates representing over 30 countries. Eminent policy makers, experts and business executives, along with key international figures, were carefully selected to ensure meaningful exchange that will exhibit a variety of perspectives. In addition, we expect live and exclusive interviews, exciting side activities and exhibitions. The unique quality, guaranteed seniority and size of the audience, as well as the abundant networking opportunities, makes the Central & Eastern Europe Nuclear New Build Congress 2014 an unusual opportunity to take stock, set directions, create new friendships and build business. It is the place where business relationships are initiated, developed and maintained.