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Nuclear industry gets first-hand information about Paks II.
02.12.2024
More than a quarter of the presentations at the Nuclear Technical Symposium held in Budapest dealt with the Paks II. nuclear power plant project.
Péter Szijjártó: We have received the most important approval for the first concrete pouring of Paks II
29.11.2024
The project has taken an important step closer to the first concrete pouring after the authority approved the preliminary safety report required for this.
New electricity consumption record was set
26.11.2024
More electricity was consumed than ever before on 22nd November at noon. 30 percent of the demand was met by the nuclear power plant.
Péter Szijjártó: Power plant construction is taking place in compliance with the strictest safety and professional standards
14.11.2024
Construction work has accelerated in the Paks expansion, the next important step is the first concrete, which is expected by January-February 2025 at the latest – the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced.
Mayoral visit to the construction site
14.11.2024
The leaders of the settlements in the immediate vicinity of the investment were informed about the progress of the nuclear power plant construction.
The new nuclear power plant will be controllable over a wide range
11.10.2024
At the Portfolio Energy Investment Forum 2024, Gergely Jákli, Chairman-CEO of Paks II. Ltd., spoke about manoeuvring capability of the units under construction.
The soil excavation up to the design level has started
26.09.2024
Deepening of the excavation pit is continuing for the planned Unit 5 – Péter Szijjártó announced.
Péter Szijjártó: the Paks expansion project shows that nuclear cooperation can bring rationality back to world politics
17.09.2024
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade spoke in Vienna about the fact that partnership and cooperation in the field of nuclear energy is still based on a professional basis.
Péter Szijjártó: the Paks II. project has reached another important milestone
27.08.2024
The soil improvement works under the nuclear island of Unit 5 have been successfully completed, according to the the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The elements of the core-catcher have been lifted by crane
07.08.2024
In only two days of coordinated, precise work, the elements of the core-catcher were lifted in the inlet channel of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
The core-catcher has arrived in Paks
01.08.2024
– The Paks II. project has reached a new milestone with the arrival of one of the most important long-lead item – Péter Szijjártó announced.
Péter Szijjártó: the core-catcher will arrive in Paks in one or two weeks
18.07.2024
In Istanbul, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met with Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom. The meeting was also attended by Chairman-CEO Gergely Jákli, and Managing Director Róbert Griljov.
Paks II. was also discussed at the recent conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency
02.07.2024
More than forty years of experience from operating units will also be used in the Paks II. project – was said in Vienna.
The European Union exempts the Paks II. project from sanctions in a separate paragraph
27.06.2024
Gergely Jákli said the decision is an important signal for EU and Hungarian suppliers.
Paks II. project receives exemption from EU sanctions
24.06.2024
European companies will no longer need the permission of national authorities to participate in the project.
The new bridge will link the left bank of the Danube to the Paks project
06.06.2024
Hungary’s twentieth Danube bridge also provides Kalocsa with a highway connection.
The whole region will benefit from the Paks project
24.05.2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó handed over a workers' hostel for about 150 people in Foktő, Bács-Kiskun County.
Péter Szijjártó: the Paks II. project is an excellent platform for international cooperation
23.05.2024
The presence of Siemens is a guarantee as well that the construction of the new Paks nuclear power plant units will be carried out within the framework of an international project – said Péter Szijjártó at the inauguration of the plant hall of the German company in Budapest.
Gergely Jákli: the investment provides a perspective for Paks as well
10.05.2024
According to the Chairman-CEO, the purchasing power in the city is a major opportunity for local businesses.
The forging of the reactor vessel started in Saint Petersburg
26.04.2024
The reactor vessel of Unit 5 is already being forged, and the core-catcher will arrive in Paks in the summer – Péter Szijjártó announced.