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Minister discusses Paks upgrade with IAEA head
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will provide technical support for the implementation of the upgrade of Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks, János Süli, the minister in charge of the project, said after talks with IAEA chief Yukiya Amano in Vienna on Wednesday.
The Hungarian delegation briefed IAEA leaders on the current stage of the upgrade as well as the preparatory work that has been carried out over the past two years, Suli told reporters.
The minister said he and Amano had agreed that Hungary and the IAEA would continue and strengthen their decades-old professional cooperation.
As regards the scheduling of the project, Süli said construction of the modular buildings at the site of the upgrade would begin this year while construction of the two new blocks is set to start in 2020.