The history of the development of nuclear energy in the Visegrad Group countries (V4) is generally similar, and its origins date back to the Cold War. In all these countries, in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, some programmes were implemented, which – with the exception of Poland - led to the construction of nuclear power plants equipped with Soviet technology. Currently, following the war in Ukraine, the V4 countries are struggling with serious threats to energy security, which result not only from interrupted supply chains of Russian raw materials but also from the process of transforming the energy sector. Despite significant differences in the scope of energy policies, a common element can be pointed out – the development of nuclear energy, which is to be the foundation of a safe and stable energy sector for the V4 countries in the coming decades.
KBN Analysis No. 15 (130) / 2023
30 December 2023
The history of the development of nuclear energy in the Visegrad Group countries (V4) is generally similar, and its origins date back to the Cold War. In all these countries, in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, some programmes were implemented, which – with the exception of Poland - led to the construction of nuclear power plants equipped with Soviet technology. Currently, following the war in Ukraine, the V4 countries are struggling with serious threats to energy security, which result not only from interrupted supply chains of Russian raw materials but also from the process of transforming the energy sector. Despite significant differences in the scope of energy policies, a common element can be pointed out – the development of nuclear energy, which is to be the foundation of a safe and stable energy sector for the V4 countries in the coming decades.
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