Nuclear Power Plants as the Future Foundation of Energy Security – Selected Aspects

Abstract

The draft European Green Deal, adopted by the EU in 2019, is one of the European Union’s most comprehensive strategies for protecting the environment and tackling climate change. Europe plans to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. At the core of the Green Deal is the Union’s response to the biggest global crisis of our time - climate change. The goal is a low-carbon economy, which means fundamental changes not only in the energy sector, but in all areas of economic life over the next thirty years. The problem of rising electricity prices has affected most countries in the European Union. It is also closely linked to the rising price of CO2 emission allowances in the ETS. The lack of a well-considered approach to energy transition may result in energy costs burdening citizens’ wallets even more in the near future. The article presents the current state of the Polish energy system, its expansion plans and the use of nuclear energy. The current situation of nuclear power in the world is also presented. The last chapter presents the results of energy analyses of nuclear power plants, for which their basic operating parameters were determined.