Tag: Paks

NGOs Energiaklub and Greenpeace appealed against NPP Paks expansion – Hungary, 18 October 2016

Environmental non-governmental organizations Energiaklub and Greenpeace have submitted an appeal against the environmental license for the project for the expansion of Hungarian sole nuclear power plant Paks to the National Inspectorate for Environment, Nature and Water. These two organizations explain that the environmental impact study, based on which the project should obtain the environmental license, […]

Hungary close to deal with the EU on NPP Paks expansion project – Hungary, 14 September 2016

Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the Energy Union Maros Sefcovic said that Hungary and Brussels are close to settling with a positive outcome every outstanding issue regarding the project for the expansion of the country’s sole nuclear power plant Paks. Sefcovic said that if Hungary decides to build this nuclear power plant, […]

Unit at NPP Paks back online after incident – Hungary, 18 July 2016

After the malfunction that caused the shutdown of Unit 1 of the Hungarian sole nuclear power plant Paks was repaired, the unit was put back into operation at 100 % output on Friday. On 14 June, the Hungarian National Atomic Energy Office (OAH) announced that the automated shutdown of one of four units at NPP […]