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Index – Economy – French fuel can be used in the Pakse nuclear power plant

Index – Economy – French fuel can be used in the Pakse nuclear power plant

The 2015 year of the same name changes several points On a decision It was presented a few days ago by Energy Minister Chapa Lantos an offer Regarding the amendment to the national policy for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, which Parliament will discuss on Tuesday, he writes hvg.hu.

“It is not possible to meet increasing electricity consumption with power plants that rely entirely on natural gas and other fossil fuels, or using purely renewable sources: there is a need for stable domestic electricity production at power plants that operate safely and reliably as power plants.” “Basic and energy production locally and at an affordable cost. The Pakse Nuclear Power Plant is an essential power plant, and its role in energy supply cannot be avoided.” For this reason, a decision was taken to extend the operating hours of the power plant. According to the main phrase of the proposal:

A new circumstance is that a nuclear power plant may also use new alternative fuel from a different manufacturer, especially during an extended period of operation.

The French nuclear company Framatom previously confirmed to the newspaper that the supply of fuel and related nuclear materials and long-term operation, among other areas, were part of the memorandum of understanding signed by Framatom and the Hungarian Ministry of Energy on September 12.

In a meeting with participants at the Hungarian Civic Forum, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said the government’s goal is energy self-sufficiency, part of which is for PAX to run on French fuel rather than Russian fuel.