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FM: Paks nuclear power station expansion on track
The foreign minister said nuclear energy, “is a clean, cheap and safe way to cover energy demands.”
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FM: IAEA greatly appreciates Hungary’s efforts to guarantee security of its nuclear assets
The foreign minister has revealed that US, German and French companies have won tenders in the Paks project, “which has grown to become a platform for large-scale East-West economic cooperation”.
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Foreign Minister welcomes approval of technical plan for expansion of Paks
The first three of the support buildings for construction have been granted a building permit and the first of these, the main contractor’s office building, is being built.
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PM Orbán pushes forward with Paks nuclear plant expansion
PM Orbán said the expansion will significantly increase Hungary’s energy supply security and independence while also contributing to the country achieving its climate protection goals
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János Süli: Hungary has “no alternative” but to build a nuclear plant
Süli told the Budapest Energy Summit that climate policy goals cannot be fulfilled without nuclear energy and nuclear plants are capable of providing non-stop power for both the industrial sector and consumers
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Paks to be completed on time with no safety compromises
The two new reactor blocks will be completed within deadline and without any technical or safety compromises.
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Hungary to power ahead with Paks nuclear power upgrade despite Austria's opposition
Austria‘s Environment Ministry said that it would ask the court to annul the European Commission’s resolution approving the Paks nuclear power plant expansion
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GE Hungary wins 793 million EUR tender for Paks nuclear power plant
GE Hungary has won a 793 million EUR tender to manufacture and supply the turbines for the new reactors at the Paks Nuclear Power Plant
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Paks upgrade will meet the highest safety standards
For the upgrade project, 40 percent of the suppliers will be selected from Hungarian companies via public procurement, in a transparent way
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The environmental permit for the Paks upgrade project is legally binding says Pécs court of appeal
The court dismissed an appeal filed by environmental groups on the grounds that they lodged it with the wrong authority, which meant they missed the deadline
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PM Orbán holds talks with President Putin to secure Paks nuclear upgrade in 2018
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that "the real construction work will start in January and nothing will stop the investment from now on"
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No referendum over Paks nuclear plant
Hungary's highest court referred to the constitution and said in its binding decision that questions affecting international agreements cannot be put to a plebiscite
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The Paks nuclear power plant upgrade is “the largest ever development project” in Hungary's economic history
"It is good news that Hungarian-Russian economic cooperation has started to flourish again," Hungary's foreign minister said