While the EU classifies investments in nuclear energy as ecological with the latest parliamentary decision, Brussels is passively watching the Russian megaproject on an earthquake line in the Hungarian Paks II reactor. And this despite the fact that this will wash billions into Putin’s war chest. This represents a danger for all of Europe.
“While the war in Ukraine has been causing immeasurable suffering for months, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is pushing ahead with a billion-dollar Russian project. The new building of the Paks II nuclear power plant must be built according to Russian design and with an astronomically high loan from Moscow,” rages Martin Litschauer, the anti-nuclear energy spokesman for the Greens!
Russia helps a lot
With the help of the Moscow state company Rosatom, there are plans to add two new reactors to the piled landscape south of Budapest. The irony is that under Russian law it wouldn’t even be possible because it’s on an earthquake fault line.
Study gives cause for concern
As reported, the building permit for Paks II expired in the spring. Despite massive objections from Austria, it has now been extended by the Hungarian nuclear regulator for an initial period of five years. “It cannot be that new geological reports on earthquake risk are simply ignored,” criticizes GLOBAL 2000 expert Dr. Reinhard Uhrig.
A study by the Federal Environment Agency commissioned by the Ministry of Climate Protection, showing that the region has been shaken by several major earthquakes over the past 10,000 years, is of particular concern!
Urgent need for action
“We are not just talking about a billion dollar grant for Putin’s war chest in Ukraine, but also a real danger for all of Europe,” Litschauer said. The MP demands immediate action from the committee!
Source: Krone
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