Hungary is negotiating to increase the role of the French company Framatome in the Paks 2 nuclear power station project, in order to prevent the German government from blocking the supply of crucial control technology, foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday (13 March).
Speaking after a visit to France’s Flamanville-3 nuclear power plant, under construction in Normandy, Szijjarto said that the Paks expansion project, one of the most significant investments in Hungary’s history, could not be successful without French cooperation because the control technology system, the “soul” of the plant, is being manufactured by a Franco-German consortium including Siemens and Framatome.
Szijjarto said the German government has still not approved Siemens Energy’s participation.
Speaking after a visit to France’s Flamanville-3 nuclear power plant, under construction in Normandy, Szijjarto said that the Paks expansion project, one of the most significant investments in Hungary’s history, could not be successful without French cooperation because the control technology system, the “soul” of the plant, is being manufactured by a Franco-German consortium including Siemens and Framatome.
Szijjarto said the German government has still not approved Siemens Energy’s participation.
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