Technical Parameters
VVER is the Soviet designation for a pressurized water reactor. The number following VVER, in this case 440, represents the power output of the original design. The VVER-440 Model V213, was a product of the first uniform safety requirements drawn up by the Soviet designers. This model includes added emergency core cooling and auxiliary feedwater systems as well as upgraded accident localization systems.
Each reactor contains 42 tons of slightly enriched uranium dioxide fuel. Fuel takes on average three years to be used (or "burned") in the reactors; after this the fuel rods are stored for five years in an adjacent cooling pond before being removed from the site for permanent disposal.
The power plant is nearly 100% owned by state-owned power wholesaler Magyar Villamos Művek (MVM). A few shares are held by local municipalities, while a voting preference or "golden" share is held by the Hungarian government. The government is planning to partially privatize MVM but has said that due to security concerns, the Paks nuclear power generator will be kept fully state owned.
One brand-new reactor was bought from Poland after the Żarnowiec Nuclear Power Plant project was abandoned in its late development stage.
| Station | Type | Net capacity | Gross capacity | Construction start | Grid date | Exp. shutdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAKS-1 | VVER-440/V213 | 475 MWe | 500 MWe | 01-Aug-1974 | 28-Dec-1982 | 2032 |
| PAKS-2 | VVER-440/V213 | 475 MWe | 500 MWe | 01-Aug-1974 | 06-Sept-1984 | 2034 |
| PAKS-3 | VVER-440/V213 | 475 MWe | 500 MWe | 01-Oct-1979 | 28-Sept-1986 | 2036 |
| PAKS-4 | VVER-440/V213 | 475 MWe | 500 MWe | 01-Oct-1979 | 16-Aug-1987 | 2037 |
| PAKS-5 | VVER-1000 | 950 MWe | 1000 MWe | 2017 (planned) | 2023 (planned) | - |
| PAKS-6 | VVER-1000 | 950 MWe | 1000 MWe | - | - |
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