Workers at the Paks-2 nuclear power plant (NPP) have begun to strengthen the ground in the pits where the 5th and 6th power units will be located, said the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry Peter Szijjarto.

According to him, about 1.7 million cubic meters of soil were removed from the pits. In early November, builders began to strengthen the ground. This stage is considered key to preparation before the actual construction of the nuclear facility.

The ground is being strengthened to avoid sedimentation of the structure and to ensure its stability in the event of a possible earthquake. The work is being monitored by relevant Hungarian authorities.

Szijjarto noted that in the spring of 2024, a corium catcher (part of the hermetic shell of nuclear reactors required to localize the melt of the active zone of a nuclear reactor in possible accidents - ed. www1.ru) will be delivered to «Paks-2» from Russia. It is expected that Rosatom will soon start building a complex of buildings at the nuclear site. 

At the Paks NPP (built by Soviet engineers in the eighties), power units 1 to 4 are currently operating, supplying ⅓ of the country's electricity consumption. As part of the contract, Rosatom will build the 5th and 6th power units to increase the capacity of the NPP.

Rosatom is implementing projects to build nuclear power facilities in countries such as Turkey, Bangladesh, and India. It was previously reported that equipment parts for reprocessing nuclear fuel began to be delivered to the Turkish NPP «Akkuyu».