On 26 August 2022, following the review of the design documentation, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority issued the licence for the construction of two power units with Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactors at the Paks II nuclear power plant site. This is the first time that a power unit with this type of reactor has been issued a construction licence in the European Union. The construction licence proves that the new nuclear power plant units comply with Hungarian and European safety standards. The Paks II project will be implemented with cutting-edge automated active and passive safety systems, including a reinforced concrete containment with a double wall structure and a core catcher to prevent the release of radioactive substances from the active zone in the extremely unlikely event of a beyond-design accident. The Paks II is a turnkey project, based on the Hungarian-Russian intergovernmental agreement for the construction of the new nuclear power plant signed on 14 January 2014 and the EPC contract signed on 9 December 2014. Power units 5 and 6 have a guaranteed lifetime of 60 years. The main contractor of the project is Rosatom's engineering company, ASE JSC. Currently, preparations for the construction of the new nuclear power plant are underway on the construction site, with soil reinforcement, preparation for the construction of the anti-filtration curtains, and construction of the temporary works area facilities. Rosatom's portfolio of foreign orders includes 34 units at various stages of implementation in 11 countries.
On 26 August 2022, following the review of the design documentation, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority issued the licence for the construction of two power units with Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactors at the Paks II nuclear power plant site. This is the first time that a power unit with this type of reactor has been issued a construction licence in the European Union. The construction licence proves that the new nuclear power plant units comply with Hungarian and European safety standards. The Paks II project will be implemented with cutting-edge automated active and passive safety systems, including a reinforced concrete containment with a double wall structure and a core catcher to prevent the release of radioactive substances from the active zone in the extremely unlikely event of a beyond-design accident. The Paks II is a turnkey project, based on the Hungarian-Russian intergovernmental agreement for the construction of the new nuclear power plant signed on 14 January 2014 and the EPC contract signed on 9 December 2014. Power units 5 and 6 have a guaranteed lifetime of 60 years. The main contractor of the project is Rosatom's engineering company, ASE JSC. Currently, preparations for the construction of the new nuclear power plant are underway on the construction site, with soil reinforcement, preparation for the construction of the anti-filtration curtains, and construction of the temporary works area facilities. Rosatom's portfolio of foreign orders includes 34 units at various stages of implementation in 11 countries.
