Hungary's only operating nuclear power plant, on the bank of the Danube. An interstate treaty between Hungary and the USSR on building the plant was signed in 1966; construction of the first two units by Atomenergoexport began in 1974 and of the second two in 1979. The four VVER-440 reactors (model V-213) started up between 1982 and 1987.
Единственная действующая атомная электростанция Венгрии на берегу Дуная. Межгосударственный договор между Венгрией и СССР о строительстве АЭС подписан в 1966 году; сооружение первых двух блоков объединением «Атомэнергоэкспорт» началось в 1974 году, вторых двух — в 1979 году. Четыре реактора ВВЭР-440 (модель В-213) пущены в 1982–1987 годах.
EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerMVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd (subsidiary of state-owned MVM)
Acquisitionbuilt
StatusIn use
As of2026-09
On 7 December 2022 Hungary's parliament approved a possible 20-year lifetime extension for the four units; according to the World Nuclear Association profile (updated 22 September 2026), the plant is operated by MVM.