Logo on the stand of the Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation. File photoBUDAPEST, Aug 31 Hungarian Foreign and Economic Relations Minister Péter Szijjártó said that Rosatom is not a threat to Hungarian security, but a reliable and proven partner. a license for the construction of the fifth and sixth units of the Paks 2 NPP, the fifth reactor vessel of the Paks 2 NPP, and six permits for the construction of a «nuclear island». .jpg» />Hungary agreed with Gazprom on additional supplies from September 1″We do not consider Rosatom a threat to Hungary's security, we have been cooperating for a long time, maybe this is the reason. We have been using Russian technologies in the nuclear field for 40 years. And over these 40 years we have received a lot of positive experience, so we have no reason not to cooperate with Rosatom,» Szijjártó said, answering a question from a Czech journalist after a meeting of the Council of Ministers of EU leaders in Prague. The video was posted on Szijjártó's social media account. stressed that the Czech leadership may have a different opinion, but it is necessary to respect the positions of each other. In the spring of 2021, the Czech government decided to exclude Rosatom from the list of candidates for participation in the tender for the construction of a new power unit of the Dukovany nuclear power plant in the southeast of the country against the backdrop of statements Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babis that the Czech authorities suspect the Russian special services of alleged involvement in the explosion at the ammunition depot in Vrbetica on 20 14 year. State Corporation «Rosatom» called this decision non-market and politically biased. The Kremlin noted that the unsubstantiated accusations of the Czech Republic against the Russian Federation caused extreme harm to relations between the two countries, and also indicated that these accusations are part of a large-scale campaign by the West against Moscow. .jpg» />Hungary criticized the spread of sanctions on energy The only nuclear power plant in Hungary, Paks, is located 100 kilometers from Budapest and five from the city of Paks. The station was built according to the Soviet project, it operates four units with VVER-440 reactors. The Paks nuclear power plant now generates almost half of all electricity in Hungary, and with the planned commissioning of two new Paks units, this share is expected to double. For Hungary, nuclear energy is a way to ensure its energy security, the leadership of this country has repeatedly emphasized. At the end of 2014, Russia and Hungary signed documents on the construction of new power units No. 1200, which meets the latest standards of reliability and safety. It was reported that Russia would give Hungary a state loan of up to 10 billion euros for the Paks-2 project, and the total cost of the work would be 12.5 billion euros. » />The first Russian nuclear power plant for the Arctic was laid at the shipyard in China
