WHAT HAPPENED

According to World Nuclear News, the temporary on-site halls will be used to construct large prefabricated steel-concrete structural and mechanical modules, including the 1,000-tonne CA01 module.

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WHY IT MATTERS

Commercial context

Analysis: The award is an enabling-infrastructure signal for heavy steel fabrication and module handling. The halls’ scale and crane capacities indicate substantial lifting and assembly requirements, although the supplied claims do not quantify steel procurement volumes or grades.

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KEY DETAILS
  • World Nuclear News says each hall will measure 129 m by 55 m by 44 m.
  • Each hall will have two 125-tonne overhead cranes and one 60-tonne crane, according to World Nuclear News.
  • AP1000 construction uses modular techniques, with reactor buildings and systems incorporating prefabricated steel-concrete structural and mechanical modules.
  • World Nuclear News reports that PEJ and the Westinghouse-Bechtel consortium agreed the main commercial and legal terms of the EPC contract and planned to complete negotiations by year-end.
WHAT TO WATCH

Outlook: Monitor completion of the EPC negotiations and any subsequent disclosures on hall construction, module fabrication packages, steel specifications and procurement volumes. The reported agreement on main EPC terms should not be treated as completion of the final EPC contract.

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Article status
Published · Version 1
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MetalMate publication
30 September 2026
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Polimex Mostostal to build Polish AP1000 assembly halls — World Nuclear News