Construction of Hungary's second nuclear power plant officially begins

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Twelve years after the contract was signed, Russia's Rosatom is starting to expand Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant. The project was granted an exemption from US sanctions against the Russian energy sector last year. The Hungarian government has described the project as a flagship project for the revitalization of European nuclear energy.

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By Roxana Elizabeth Springer, Latin American Summary, February 5, 2026. The Russian nuclear state corporation Rosatom started this Thursday the pouring of the ‘first concrete’ into the foundations of the reactor building of the new Paks nuclear plant block, the Paks-2 power plant, in Hungary, reported the company. The ceremony was attended by the director general of the International Agency of [...] The International Entrance. Moscow and Budapes…

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Hungary has made this Friday a huge step towards the expansion of the Paks nuclear centre. The project, which lasted more than a decade to start, is funded almost entirely by Russia.

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Concrete began pouring on Thursday for a new reactor at Hungary's only nuclear power plant, launching a controversial expansion project led by Russia's Rosatom after a decade of delays.