Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant: Focus on risks for the Danube and the Environment!

Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant: Focus on risks for the Danube and the Environment!

In an pressing appeal, the Environmental Protection Organization Global 2000 asked the Hungarian authorities to reopen the environmental impact assessment procedure (RRP) for the PACH II nuclear power plant. The decision follows the alarming warming of the Danube, which is endangered by the existing reactors of Paks I. "The temperatures of the Danube are already approaching the temperatures of PACHS II. The situation would exacerbate the situation," warned Patricia Lorenz, the anti-atomic spokeswoman for Global 2000. These allegations are causing a light for concern for the habitats in the region, since the Hungarian government has already issued a new regulation on the unlimited water heating, for the performance of the reactors to maximum hold. If the application for the revocation of the UVP is rejected, legal steps could follow, since Austria took part in the cross -border MSRP, as bmk.gv.at

reactors on the limit

The PACS nuclear power plant currently comprises four blocks of the Wer-440/213 reactor type, the original operating permits of which were granted over 30 years ago. A second life of life for these reactors is already being considered, despite the concerns about their security standards. These reactors are an increased risk because they are already at the end of their lifespan, warns Global 2000. The planned expansion by two new reactors, Paks II, is based on resistance internationally. Despite this criticism, the Hungarian government has taken concrete steps to drive the construction of the new blocks, including the granting of building permits in 2022 and 2023. The project is not only the focus of a stress on the nuclear security, but also with regard to the legal problems in Europe, since Austria expresses concerns about possible illegal aids, as has already been made in the negotiations with the European Commission Detail on oekonews.at reported.