Poland chooses U.S to build its first nuclear power plant

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Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said late Friday on Twitter that Poland would use the "reliable, safe technology" of the Westinghouse Electric Company for the plant in Pomerania province near the Baltic Sea coast.Protests by residents and environmentalists, the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine and budget shortages led to the scrapping of the project."The West will stand together against this unprovoked aggression, while also diversifying energy supply chains and bolstering climate cooperation."MORE Climate News RISKIN REPORTS Dan Riskin on why Arctic lakes are disappearing Dan Riskin on climate change's impact on tree growth Dan Riskin on the health of Antarctica's glaciers Dan Riskin on the increasing rise of extreme weather events Dan Riskin on how climate change pushed a pest northward Dan Riskin on the ecological impact of invasive earthworms Dan Riskin on whether or not rainforests can bounce back CTVNews.ca Top Stories Remains of Inuk woman missing for 5 years found in Ottawa apartment building Ottawa police say human remains found in a Vanier apartment building under construction are those of a missing Inuk woman, last seen in Ottawa's east end more than five years ago.What you should know about bivalent COVID-19 boosters, including the difference between Moderna and Pfizer Canadians are being urged by the country's federal, provincial and territorial governments to get one of two approved bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they're eligible."

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