How about building a nuclear power plant on the Polish Baltic coast, nestled between a forest, dunes, and water? A joke? No, Poland is serious. The authorities have cleared the site and commenced construction.
This is followed by a brief, one-sentence statement from Wojciech Wrochna, the Deputy Minister of Industry, who supports the investment. Interestingly, the German report does not even attribute the Polish government representative by name!
However, the name and surname of an opponent of the nuclear power plant in Poland are promptly introduced—Tomasz Trybusiewicz from the Baltic SOS Action Group. He states that these “nuclear ambitions” are sheer nonsense. Another activist from this organization, Hanna Trybusiewicz, adds:
“I believe that nuclear energy is already outdated. There are other, more modern methods that utilize renewable energy sources, and they are advancing rapidly.”
Following this, Trybusiewicz remarks that this section of the coastline is home to the longest stretch of uninterrupted forest:
“It is 24 kilometres long. Now they have decided to cut it in half and destroy it.”
After another short statement from Deputy Minister Wrochna—this time with his name mentioned—and comments from local residents, both opponents and supporters of the power plant, the narrator underscores that “Poland has no experience with nuclear energy.”
The report then features another statement from a Baltic SOS Action Group activist, this time Agnieszka Olszewska-Groen, who just a few years ago ran an exclusive clothing boutique in Berlin:
“We anticipate that this nuclear power plant will cost significantly more than has been stated so far, and its construction will not take 10 years but rather 20—or, in the worst case, even longer.”
Deutsche Welle concludes with:
“A slightly cynical approach? At the very least, it means that [the Poles] will be able to enjoy their beach a little longer.”