Zakłady Chemiczne “Police” SA, a subsidiary of Polish fertilizer and chemicals group Grupa Azoty, has inked an agreement with US-based Ultra Safe Nuclear Construction (USNC) and the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin to develop and construct a nuclear energy research facility based on USNC’s Micro-Modular (MMR) reactor technology.
Over the next six months, the parties will prepare a research program and a plan for the construction and operation of the MMR, Azoty said in a March 29 statement.
The collaboration is aimed at developing the full-scale use of nuclear energy to power chemical processes and generate steam and hydrogen at Azoty Police’s unit, Azoty said, adding this will represent another major step towards decarbonization of the fertilizer and chemicals group’s industrial processes.