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FM: Paks upgrade will stand as a "long-term guarantee" of Hungary's competitiveness
The foreign minister said the Paks upgrade would secure Hungary’s electricity supply for decades to come.
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FM: Paks nuclear plant upgrade is on schedule
The works are proceeding according to plan, with soil stabilizing works currently underway.
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FM: Construction phase of the Paks nuclear power plant is underway
Around 10,000-13,000 people will be working at the site at the peak of the construction phase.
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FM: Upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant on schedule
“Nuclear energy is the solution to safely producing large quantities of electricity at competitive prices while protecting the environment,” the foreign minister said.
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Rosatom CEO: No obstacles in the way of Paks nuclear power plant expansion
Alexey Likhachev visited the Paks site with Hungarian Foreign Ministry State Secretary Levente Magyar on Friday.
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Building begins on new reactors at Paks 2 site
Hungarian subcontractors have begun ground preparations for the foundations and the housing of the VVER-1200 reactors.
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FM: Amended construction contract for Paks upgrade signed
The foreign minister said the Paks upgrade is a major international project that is not subject to any sanctions, with both Rosatom and Hungary cooperating with several Western companies.
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PM Orbán holds talks with head of Rosatom in Budapest
The meeting was also attended by Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Kirill Komarov, Rosatom’s first deputy director general.
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FM: Additional groundwork will soon begin to expand Paks nuclear power plant
Minister Szijjártó said both he and the Rosatom chief had expressed their commitment towards ensuring that the two new blocks should be put into operation at the beginning of the next decade.
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FM: European Commission has approved modifications to Paks upgrade contract
The changes to the contracts and the European Union’s approval will make it possible for the plant’s new blocks to begin operating by the very beginning of the next decade.
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FM: Hungary and Russia agree on changes to Paks contract
Minister Szijjártó said that regardless of the war and the sanctions, the Paks contract had to be modified because of the technical and technological changes seen in the nine years since it was signed.
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FM: Claim government is ending cooperation with Rosatom “is a lie”
The increased role of France’s Framatome in the project concerned only the delivery of the control technology required for the new reactor blocks.
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FM: German government is continuing to block delivery of Paks control system
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the upgrade of the Paks plant is crucial for Hungary’s energy security.