Paks II minister meets with Rosatom heads in Sochi

Janos Suli, Hungary's minister without portfolio in charge of the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant, met the heads of Russia's Rosatom, the general contractor for the project, in Sochi on Monday. The sides reviewed work that has been completed recently in the framework of the Paks II investment and weighed the most important tasks for this year, Suli told Hungarian journalists after the meeting. Among these tasks will be the submission of the application for the implementation permit, which will contains some 3,000 pages, including attachments, he added. Some 80 facilities must be built to support the construction, Suli said. Plans for these are being drawn up, permits acquired and contracts signed with construction companies, he added.