tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664821013759011679.post1624215828319158141..comments2024-03-28T20:28:03.891+02:00Comments on Deserted Places: The abandoned Zarnowiec nuclear power plant in Polandalexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05368763923767265626noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-664821013759011679.post-7243629834876137432017-02-13T18:44:36.532+02:002017-02-13T18:44:36.532+02:00In 1990-91 I was part of a consortium to build a c...In 1990-91 I was part of a consortium to build a can manufacturing plant on the newly-abandoned Zarnowiec site. We had approval from the Regional and National government (in flux after the resignation of Jaruzelski in December 1990) for a 99-year lease provided we could provide a bond of $US5 million, which we had already provisionally raised in the US. At the time there was an abundant water supply (essential for the manufacturing process), a brand-new electrified rail line (now also abandoned) and potential access to the Baltic by canal for sea shipment. I still have the detailed business and marketing plans and details of all the negotiations. Unfortunately, the outbreak of the first Gulf War on 17th January 1991 froze all overseas investment my the US, largely from a belief commonly held amongst Americans I talked to in the ensuing weeks that the whole of Eastern and Western Europe was within the 150-mile range of SCUD missiles based in Iraq. We lost a fortune and a wonderful opportunity to revitalise an area that has sadly decayed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com