Bilateral Meeting between Austria and Hungary about New Reactor Units

In his opening speech, Mr. Gyula Fichtinger, Director General of the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, head of the Hungarian delegation, thanked the Austrian party for their cooperation and openness.

The head of the Austrian delegation, Mr. Andreas Molin, Head of Division of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, highlighted that the Austrian-Hungarian bilateral relationship, which has the longest tradition in Austria, has continuously provided an opportunity for exchange of information between the two countries since the 1980s. Mr. Molin also expressed his hope that future consultations will be held in the usual cooperative and open spirit.

In his answer to questions of the Austrian delegation, Mr. Attila Aszódi, Government Commissioner for Maintaining the Performance of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, gave a detailed description of the environmental and site licensing proceedings as well as the current status of the European Union procedures in connection with the project.

Mr. Lajos Gerse Director of Licensing and Quality Supervision, Mr. Ferenc Leber Program Director, Ms. Csilla Tóth Technical Director and Mr. Péter Dombóvári Deputy Head of Department from MVM Paks II Nuclear Power Plant Development Ltd. also participated in the meeting as members of the Hungarian delegation.

At the end of the day, the Austrian delegation thanked their Hungarian counterparts for the comprehensive information they received and repeated the invitation to the next bilateral meeting which will take place in Vienna this autumn.