Szijjarto: Paks construction ‘reaches new milestone’
A new milestone has been reached with the completion of soil works under Block 5 of the Paks nuclear power plant, and similar works under Block 6 are under way, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said on Monday.
Countries that produce most of their energy requirements are generally regarded as “safe”, the minister said on Facebook, adding that Hungary was intent on speeding up construction of the plant’s two new blocks.
Today Szijjarto spoke by phone with Rosatom chief executive Aleksey Likhacsov, and they reviewed key tasks for the next few weeks with a view to accelerating the project. He said more than 1,000 people were working at the site and this number would soon increase significantly.
