According to origo.hu, Szijjártó said the two new blocks would go online "at the start of the coming decade," raising the share of nuclear power in Hungary's electricity generation to around 70%.
About 900 people are working at the site in central Hungary, but that number will peak at 8,000-10,000 later, Szijjártó said. Soil consolidation is 82% complete, and more than 20,000 of the 76,000 piles have been placed in the ground, he reported. The first concrete will be poured "within a few months," he said.
Production of the reactor vessel, a three-year endeavor, has been underway for months, and the 750-tonne melt trap is en route along the Danube and should arrive in 1-2 weeks, depending on water levels, Szijjártó added. He w as due to meet with Rosatom executives, including CEO Alexey Likhachev, later yesterday.
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