Plans for Poland’s first nuclear power plant move ahead as US and Polish officials sign an agreement

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish and U.S. officials have signed an agreement in Warsaw to move forward with the construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant. It’s part of an effort by the central European nation to move away from polluting fossil fuels. The government of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki last year said it had chosen the U.S. as the partner for the project.  Morawiecki calls the deal to build the plant in the Pomerania region near the Baltic Sea the beginning of a new chapter for Poland. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its use of energy to put economic and political pressure on European nations added urgency to Poland’s search for alternative energy sources.