FILE PHOTO-Polish Minister of Climate an Environment Anna Moskwa, speaks during an interview with Reuters at Enviroment Ministry headquarter in Warsaw, Poland, June 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWARSAW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Poland has issued an environmental permit for the country's first nuclear power plant, state run news agency PAP reported on Friday, citing Climate Minister Anna Moskwa. According to Poland's General Directorate for Environmental Protection (GDOS), the building and operation of the plant will not adversely affect the environment, and its impact will be monitored, PAP reported. Warsaw plans to build its first nuclear power plant on the Baltic coast by 2033. The U.S. consortium and Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe are expected to sign an engineering services contract next week, according to Bechtel.

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Persons: Anna Moskwa, Kuba, Moskwa, Bechtel, Marek Strzelecki, Christina Fincher Organizations: Reuters, Enviroment Ministry, REUTERS, Rights, Environmental Protection, Westinghouse Electric Co, U.S ., Polskie, Bechtel, Thomson Locations: Polish, Warsaw, Poland, Baltic