The Hungarian atomic energy authority is in the process of reviewing permit applications, and once those permits are issued, “construction may enter its next phase,” Minister Szijjártó said.
The foreign minister said that calls of Hungary’s leftist politicians to scrap the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant and to stop gas deliveries were “irresponsible”.
The project of building two new blocks to the Paks nuclear power plant is being implemented as planned so that they be able to start operations in 2029-2030.
The foreign minister said nuclear energy, “is a clean, cheap and safe way to cover energy demands.”
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”.
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.
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
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
The two new reactor blocks will be completed within deadline and without any technical or safety compromises.
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
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
For the upgrade project, 40 percent of the suppliers will be selected from Hungarian companies via public procurement, in a transparent way
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