Rosatom Continues Paks-2 Construction in Hungary
On October 16, Alexey Lyakhachev, the general director of Rosatom, stated that the state corporation is currently not conducting negotiations with the new Hungarian government on the project to build the Paks-2 nuclear power plant.
Consensus
- Rosatom continues construction of the Paks-2 Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary according to the agreed schedule.
- Rosatom has not received any official notification from the client about intending to terminate the contract.
- Production of main equipment for future power units is ongoing.
- The groundbreaking ceremony for Unit 5 of Paks-2 took place in February 2026.
- The Paks-2 project involves building two new power units with VVER-1200 reactors.
- The Paks nuclear power plant is Hungary's only nuclear power plant.
- The Paks-2 project was approved by the Hungarian Parliament in 2009.
Points of divergence
- The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service reported that the European Commission attempted to pressure Hungary to abandon cooperation with Rosatom, with Ursula von der Leyen personally instructing to achieve the project's termination. — vedomosti
- Rosatom's CEO Alexey Likhachev stated that there is currently no dialogue with Hungarian authorities, and that the project cannot proceed without government support. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Hungary continues to ignore Rosatom requests regarding the Paksh-2 nuclear power plant — Интерфакс
- Rosatom continues construction of the Paksh-2 nuclear power plant according to the agreed schedule — Ведомости
- Hungary did not notify Rosatom of its intention to terminate the contract for the Paksh-2 nuclear power plant — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Hungary
- Rosatom
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Paks-2 Nuclear Power Plant
- TASS
- Izvestiya
- AES
- Alexei Likhachov
- Rosatom State Corporation
- Paks-2 NPP
- Paksh-2
- Paks-2 Nuclear Power Plant