The main equipment of the nuclear power plant safety system has been transferred to the construction site of the Paks-2 nuclear power plant (NPP) in Hungary, TASS quoted information from Russian company Atomstroyexport - a subsidiary of Rosatom.
The announcement said: "The first large batch of goods - core heat positioning equipment, as part of the plant's passive safety system has been transferred to the construction site of new generators of the Paks nuclear power plant (Hungary)".
According to the Russian company, the first large-scale equipment transferred to the Paks-2 nuclear power plant construction site as a component of the plant's safety system is an iconic move, showing that the reliability and safety of the plant in Hungary have been guaranteed continuously since before the plant was put into operation.
Atomstroyexport Vice President Vitaly Polyanin said the company plans to start building generators and then install a core heating system for the new nuclear power plant in Hungary early next year.
In other related developments, an international relations expert said that Hungary has a reason to simplify the issuance of labor visas to Russia, especially for experts participating in the construction of a new unit of the Paks nuclear power plant.
"The construction of new units for the Paks nuclear power plant (implemented in cooperation with Rosatom) is underway. In a few weeks, a few months or a few years, we will have to receive experts from Russia. This is one of the reasons. In addition, there may be other reasons if we need workers from 8 other countries," TASS quoted Gyorgy Varga - former head of the OSCE observers' delegation to Russia (2017-2021).
Previously, in July, Hungary simplified procedures for issuing labor visas to citizens of Russia, Belarus and a number of other countries and territories. Hungary's visa easing has led to protests in Europe. The European Commission has asked Hungary to clarify the easing of visa requirements to check whether the decision complies with EU standards.
