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Nuclear power plant in Hungary. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 13Western partners and Hungarian contractors have confirmed their readiness to continue cooperation on the construction of the Paks-2 nuclear power plant, despite the sanctions, said Alexander Merten, vice president of ASE, a member of Rosatom, director of the NPP construction project, to RIA Novosti. Until now, the sanctions have not affected nuclear energy and Russian companies engaged in this area.It is important to note that our Western partners — the supplier of turbogenerator equipment GE-Alstom and process control systems — a consortium of Siemens and Framatome, as well as many of our Hungarian contractors, have confirmed their readiness to continue this project with us,» Merten said. Earlier, Hungarian Foreign and Economic Relations Minister Peter Szijjártó called on the European Commission to guarantee that nuclear energy is not subject to sanctions and that all European institutions comply with this provision. At the end of August, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority issued a general license for the construction of the fifth and sixth units The Paks-2 NPP, the fifth reactor vessel of the Paks-2 NPP and six permits for the construction of a «nuclear island». The only Paks NPP in Hungary 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. » /> Rosatom told when new power units of the Paks NPP will be launched