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Corruption risks of the nuclear power plant investments: What can we expect in the case of Paks II?

 

December 22, 2014

 

In January 2014, the Hungarian Government announced that it reached an agreement with the government of Russia concerning constructing two new reactors to replace the current capacity at the Paks nuclear power plant. Paks I is a Soviet-built plant that has been operational since 1983. It is the only nuclear power plant in the country and provides about 40% of Hungarian electricity consumption. With an estimated budget of 3-4 trillion Hungarian forint (9-13 billion euros), the read more