Hungary. On 10 June 2022, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority issued a licence for the Paks II NPP project to start the soil stabilisation of the nuclear power plant construction site. The purpose of this work is to ensure the required bearing capacity of the soils at the base of the future buildings and structures of the plant. Soil stabilisation is necessary for the transition to the construction of the power units themselves. In addition to the soil stabilisation licence, permission was also granted for the construction of three warehouses and two storage areas. The Paks II NPP project provides for the construction of two units with VVER-1200 reactors. Today, the only Hungarian nuclear power plant Paks with four VVER-440 reactors, built according to the Soviet project, generates almost half of all electricity in the country.
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