Hungarian authorities plan to switch the operation of the Paks nuclear power plant (NPP) to French nuclear fuel instead of Russian, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at a meeting with participants of the Hungarian Civil Forum. TASS.
Orban noted that one of the Hungarian government’s goals in the coming years is to achieve energy self-sufficiency, including reducing dependence on Russian nuclear fuel.
According to Orban, France has the most nuclear reactors in Europe and produces fuel for them; Australia imports uranium from Niger, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
in august recognizedIt was reported that Russia and Hungary signed documents to start the construction of the Paks 2 nuclear power plant.
September 10 Ukrainian Minister of Energy German Galushchenko reportednational company Energoatom received the first batch of American nuclear fuel produced by the American company Westinghouse. Kiev has previously announced its desire to exclude Russia from the global fuel market for nuclear power plants.
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