Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary has joined the nuclear research program of the Electric Power Research Institute.

Hungary and Russia are "already in the implementation phase" of their project to build two new Russian-designed units at Paks, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with Russian newspaper Kommersant. The article was published on the Hungarian government's website today, two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin made an official visit to the country.

Russia and Hungary have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the training of nuclear energy personnel.

Areva and Hungarian engineering company Evopro have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize global cooperation in nuclear and renewable energy.

Russia and Hungary's nuclear regulators today signed an agreement to cooperate in nuclear energy and nuclear safety.

UPDATED The project company set up to oversee the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary today signed three “implementation agreements” with Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Engineering Company Atomenergoproekt for two new 1200 MWe nuclear power reactors.

Hungary's National Atomic Energy Office has issued a licence to extend the operating life of unit 2 of the Paks nuclear plant by 20 years until 31 December, 2034. Unit 1 was granted a similar licence in 2012.

A project company set up to oversee the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is to be sold to the state, a general meeting of Magyar Villamos Művek decided yesterday.

The used fuel assemblies that were damaged during a chemical cleaning process at Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant in 2003 have been transported to Russia for processing.

The Czech government has expressed the common view of ten European countries in favour of nuclear power in a letter to the European Commission.

Hungary has reached an agreement with Russia over a finance package for the construction of two new reactors at the Paks nuclear power plant. Russia agreed to build the new units last month.

A nuclear cooperation agreement has been signed between Hungary and Russia, which includes the construction of two new units at Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant. Russia has said it will provide financing for the units.