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Official Meeting of the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Hungarian Delegation on the margin of the 60th General Conference of the IAEA

2016.09.30

The Hungarian delegation, led by Mr András Aradszki, Secretary of State for Energy Affairs in Hungary’s Ministry of National Development had a consultation with Mr Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, on the margin of the 60th General Conference of the IAEA. As member of the Hungarian delegation, Mr Gyula Fichtinger, Director General of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority also assisted the meeting.

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IAEA 60th General Conference starts on 26th of September

2016.09.15

The General Conference is the most important IAEA event of the year where member states have a general debate on the Annual Report for 2015. Moreover, the Conference is called upon to approve the Agency’s Budget Update for 2017. During the five-day Conference a number of side events is organised which gives the opportunity to the experts from member states to share their experiences, scientific results and developments.

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Good progress in Hungary’s Post-Fukshima National Action Plan

2016.09.02

Following the Fukushima accident in 2011, Hungary also performed the stress tests in relation to Paks Nuclear Power Plant to review its resistance against extreme hazards. The improvement actions decided upon the results were compiled to a National Action Plan that was published on the HAEA website. The EU initiated the review of the progress in the actions in 2013 and 2015 and concluded that they show a good development, moreover, good practices were identified among the solutions and offered them to the attention of other member state. In 2016, as part of the national report prepared for the triennial international review conference of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority reviewed the National Action Plan again.

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Unit No. 1 back online in Paks NPP

2016.07.15

As it was communicated by the HAEA on July 14th, the unit No. 1 of the Paks NPP was shut down due to a malfunction in the instrumentation and control equipment - as intended in the plant design and according to the nuclear safety regulations.

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Unit 1 of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant was shut down

2016.07.14

On 14 July, 2016, the unit 1 of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant was shut down as intended in the plant design and required by the nuclear safety regulations due to a malfunction in the instrumentation and control equipment. The exact determination and elimination of the malfunction has already been started. The automatic activation of the safety systems was not necessary because of the event and the safety of the unit has not been compromised. The current operating status of the reactor unit, which is in compliance with the nuclear safety regulations, is sustainable without a time limit, and the necessary repairs can be performed. After the determination and elimination of the malfunction, the unit will be restarted under the supervision of the HAEA.

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