Austria Opposes Further Expansion of Hungarian Nuclear Power Plant Paks II

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: October 25, 2021; 13:13 ♦ (Vindobona)

All five Austrian parliamentary parties are opposed to the expansion of the Paks II Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary due to serious safety concerns. The Environment Committee in parliament has unanimously called on the government to take all possible actions to oppose its construction. Read why Austria considers the power plant's expansion dangerous.

The Paks Nuclear Power Plant in Paks, Hungary. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / Barna Rovács (Rovibroni), CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

All five parliamentary parties in Austria are in agreement with their opposition to the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary.

Members of the Austrian Parliament’s Environment Committee voted unanimously in an all-party motion for a resolution against further expansion of the nuclear power plant due to concerns about the location’s safety. …