Hungary and Romania have reached an agreement to deepen cooperation on extending the operational lifetimes of their nuclear power plants—Paks in Hungary and Cernavoda in Romania. The announcement came from Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó during his visit to Bucharest, where he emphasized Romania’s growing strategic importance in Hungary’s overall energy security framework. Szijjártó stated […]
The United States has lifted sanctions related to the construction of new units at Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant, a project being developed by the Russian state-owned company Rosatom. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the decision is intended to help Hungary strengthen its energy independence. He emphasized that the project is already underway
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The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (OAH) has issued new construction permits enabling the start of foundation concrete pouring for unit 5 at the Paks nuclear power plant, which is being designed and built by Russia’s Rosatom. The approvals also cover the construction of nuclear island facilities, marking a significant step forward for the project. The
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Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Peter Szijjártó, stated that the recent European Court of Justice ruling will not delay or obstruct the construction of two new reactor units at the Paks nuclear power plant. He emphasized that the court’s decision was directed against the European Commission, as it annulled an earlier ruling concerning
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Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó has announced that the United States has officially lifted sanctions that had been obstructing Hungary’s plans to expand its Paks nuclear power plant. Originally imposed by the Biden administration, the restrictions have now been reversed, reverting to a Trump-era policy stance. Minister Szijjártó emphasized that the
Hungary has taken another step forward in its plans to expand the Paks nuclear power plant, as production begins on key components for two new reactor units. In Russia, fabrication is underway on the reactor vessel for Unit 6, while in France, the first parts of the turbine for Unit 5 are now being manufactured.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the government signed an accord with Belarus to help build Hungary’s second nuclear plant. Nuclear power plant Paks 2 has been under construction by Russia’s Rosatom since 2014. The Russian company is building two reactors with a capacity of 1.200 MW each in central Hungary. -Of great importance
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