Austria Loses EU Court Case against Hungarian Nuclear Power Plant The second-highest court of the EU has dismissed Austria's appeal against the Paks nuclear expansion. The Hungarian foreign minister said... 2022.12.01.
Nuclear Energy a National Security Interest The expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is in Hungary's national strategic and national security interests at the same... 2022.11.11.
Sanctions on Nuclear Energy a Red Line for Hungary Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that Hungary will definitely not support any sanctions that concern nuclear technology and jeopardize the... 2022.11.07.
Nuclear Energy is Key Amid Crisis, Foreign Minister Warns The European Commission must guarantee that nuclear energy will not be subject to sanctions, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in... 2022.09.13.
Safety of the Paks Nuclear Plant Unaffected by the Increased Water Temperature of Danube River The safety of the Paks nuclear power plant is not affected by the warming of Danube’s water caused by the... 2022.07.27.
LMP Launches Petition against Russia Financed Paks Nuclear Plant Expansion Opposition LMP is launching a petition against the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant, the party's co-leader said on... 2022.03.07.
Former Deputy State Secretary Appointed to Head Atomic Authority for Nine Years Prime Minister Viktor Orbán named one of his former deputy state secretaries to head the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (AOH)... 2022.01.04.
LMP Accuses Govt of Secrecy on Paks Nuclear Power Plant Upgrade Publicity, professionalism, and security are the most important principles in the use of nuclear energy, yet the government has chosen... 2021.11.13.
“Climate Elections:” Green Debate During Primaries After a long debate on Wednesday evening, Klára Dobrev and Péter Márki-Zay, the two remaining candidates for prime minister in... 2021.10.15.
Paks II Not Given Long-Awaited Permit The documents submitted for the construction of a new nuclear power plant are not convincing enough for the agency to... 2021.10.01.
Fire Put out at Paks Nuclear Plant A minor fire broke out on the premises of the Paks nuclear power plant but it was soon put out,... 2021.07.20.
New Paks Power Plant Blocks Could Start Commercial Operation in 2029 Two new blocks at Paks could start commercial operation in 2029 and in 2030, the minister in charge of the... 2021.06.26.
LMP Calls on Govt to Verify Paks Project Earthquake Safety The opposition LMP party has called on the government to verify that the upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant was... 2021.01.12.
Orbán Meets Rosatom Leader: Paks Upgrade Construction Proceeds According to Schedule Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday met Aleksey Likhachev, the Director-General of Russian energy giant Rosatom, to discuss the upgrade... 2020.12.03.
Paks 2 Nuclear Power Plant Gets Energy Office Permit Hungary's energy regulatory authority (MEKH) has given its permit for the construction of the Paks 2 nuclear power plant, the... 2020.11.20.
LMP Urges Talks on Future’s ‘Greatest Challenge’ Nuclear Waste Storage Opposition LMP is calling for broad consultations on the storage of radioactive waste in Hungary. László Lóránt Keresztes, the party's... 2020.09.08.
Paks Block 1 Operating Regularly The number one block of the Paks nuclear plant is again operating at its nominal output, the plant said on... 2020.08.19.
Paks Block Back Online after Reactor Trip The Paks nuclear power plant's number four block went back online on Friday after a technical malfunction on Thursday caused... 2020.08.15.
Technical Malfunction Causes Paks Reactor Trip The Paks nuclear power plant reported a reactor trip on Thursday caused by a technical malfunction. The malfunction caused an... 2020.08.13.
Expansion of Paks Nuclear Waste Storages Going to Plan The expansion of a temporary storage of radioactive waste at Hungary's sole nuclear power plant in Paks and of the... 2020.06.29.
Paks 2 Project to Ask Atomic Energy Authority Permission on June 30 The permission request for building a new nuclear energy power station block in Paks will be submitted to the Hungarian... 2020.06.27.