Poland delays nuclear plant target to 2022

Poland's Economy Ministry says the country now plans to have its first nuclear power plant running in 2022 - two years later than its previous target. Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government wanted to have the first of two planned nuclear powers online in 2020 but experts have said that wasn't feasible because the country has yet to develop a regulatory framework.

A spokesman at the Economy Ministry, Piotr Zbikowski, said Friday that the ministry now foresees 2022 as the target date. He declined to give reasons for the delay. Poland relies on its own rich coal supplies and Russian oil and gas to meet most of its energy needs. (AP)