245 result(s) for paks power plant
Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
Lazar: Euratom Clears Paks Upgrade Contracts
- 11 Sep 2015 11:02 AM
- business
The Euratom Supply Agency has reviewed contracts for the Paks nuclear reactor development project and determined they are fully in line with the EU legal framework, government office chief Janos Lazar said on Thursday. Euratom informed the government on September 7 that the contracts for the Paks development comply with all technical, energy policy and environmental protection requirements, Lazar ...
Budapest Olympics Could Cost Up To HUF 5000bn
- 25 Jun 2015 1:40 AM
- sport
The costs of the planned Budapest Olympics could be on a par with those of the enlargement of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, the weekly HVG has claimed. According to the paper, Hungary would have to rake out as much as HUF 4-5000 billion if it wins the right to organise the 2024 Summer Olympics, in stark contrast to the government’s HUF 774 billion cost estimate.
Socalists Demand Hearing Into Report Of Stolen Paks Data
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In light of a report in tabloid Blikk that devices containing classified data related to the Paks nuclear power station have been stolen from a car parked in Budapest, the Socialist Party has demanded that the authorities brief parliament’s national security committee on the matter. Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s (Socialist) chairman, said in a statement that if it is indeed the case that the ...
Cancelling Paks Contract Would Hurt Hungary, Says Putin
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It would be to the detriment of Hungary’s national interests to cancel its contract with Russia on the upgrade of its nuclear power plant, President Vladimir Putin said, after talks with the head of state atomic energy company Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko, Russian news portals reported. Kiriyenko told Putin that the Hungarian government had confirmed to Russia that everything was fine with the ...
Brussels Agreement “Milestone” For Hungary
- 24 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The agreement between Hungary, Russia and the European Union on fuel supplies for the Paks nuclear power plant is a milestone in the government’s efforts to make electricity cheaper, cabinet chief János Lázár told a press conference. He said the consent of Brussels is proof that the European Commission is not concerned about whether or not new blocks are added to the Paks plant but about the ...
Hungarian Contractors Could Get Two-Thirds Of Paks Construction
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Two-thirds of the construction work involved with the upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant could be done by local companies, Valeriy Limarenko, president of general contractor NIAEP, a unit of Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, told journalists in Minsk.
Storage Facility Could Raise Paks 2 Cost By Half
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The construction of a storage facility for spent fuel from the Paks nuclear power plant could increase the costs of the planned enlargement of the plant by half, the daily Népszabadság said. Parliament is discussing a resolution on permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel in the country. So far such waste from Paks has been delivered to Russia.
Hungary Moves Forward With Paks Plan
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government commissioner Attila Aszódi is heading a delegation to Vienna to discuss with the International Atomic Energy Agency the expansion of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant. Aszódi told state news agency MTI that the Agency can assist with expertise and the examination of questions relating to infrastructure, plant operations and safety.
Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
Lazar: Euratom Clears Paks Upgrade Contracts
- 11 Sep 2015 11:02 AM
- business
The Euratom Supply Agency has reviewed contracts for the Paks nuclear reactor development project and determined they are fully in line with the EU legal framework, government office chief Janos Lazar said on Thursday. Euratom informed the government on September 7 that the contracts for the Paks development comply with all technical, energy policy and environmental protection requirements, Lazar ...
Budapest Olympics Could Cost Up To HUF 5000bn
- 25 Jun 2015 1:40 AM
- sport
The costs of the planned Budapest Olympics could be on a par with those of the enlargement of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, the weekly HVG has claimed. According to the paper, Hungary would have to rake out as much as HUF 4-5000 billion if it wins the right to organise the 2024 Summer Olympics, in stark contrast to the government’s HUF 774 billion cost estimate.
Socalists Demand Hearing Into Report Of Stolen Paks Data
- 16 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In light of a report in tabloid Blikk that devices containing classified data related to the Paks nuclear power station have been stolen from a car parked in Budapest, the Socialist Party has demanded that the authorities brief parliament’s national security committee on the matter. Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s (Socialist) chairman, said in a statement that if it is indeed the case that the ...
Cancelling Paks Contract Would Hurt Hungary, Says Putin
- 6 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It would be to the detriment of Hungary’s national interests to cancel its contract with Russia on the upgrade of its nuclear power plant, President Vladimir Putin said, after talks with the head of state atomic energy company Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko, Russian news portals reported. Kiriyenko told Putin that the Hungarian government had confirmed to Russia that everything was fine with the ...
Brussels Agreement “Milestone” For Hungary
- 24 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The agreement between Hungary, Russia and the European Union on fuel supplies for the Paks nuclear power plant is a milestone in the government’s efforts to make electricity cheaper, cabinet chief János Lázár told a press conference. He said the consent of Brussels is proof that the European Commission is not concerned about whether or not new blocks are added to the Paks plant but about the ...
Hungarian Contractors Could Get Two-Thirds Of Paks Construction
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Two-thirds of the construction work involved with the upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant could be done by local companies, Valeriy Limarenko, president of general contractor NIAEP, a unit of Russia’s state-owned nuclear company Rosatom, told journalists in Minsk.
Storage Facility Could Raise Paks 2 Cost By Half
- 10 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The construction of a storage facility for spent fuel from the Paks nuclear power plant could increase the costs of the planned enlargement of the plant by half, the daily Népszabadság said. Parliament is discussing a resolution on permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel in the country. So far such waste from Paks has been delivered to Russia.
Hungary Moves Forward With Paks Plan
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government commissioner Attila Aszódi is heading a delegation to Vienna to discuss with the International Atomic Energy Agency the expansion of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant. Aszódi told state news agency MTI that the Agency can assist with expertise and the examination of questions relating to infrastructure, plant operations and safety.