hungary to restart uranium mining?

Interesting article translated from a hungarian website..

After nuclear agreement will the uranium mining be allowed?

The Paks nuclear power plant between the Hungarian and Russian state-building agreement sparked a major debate in society. More and more people are asking after the nuclear power plant project comes from the uranium and coal mining in the resurrection?

Hungary's energy management not only because of the overhead combat, but also for future ideas regarding also been the focus of attention. than the stock market forum also reported that , Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president recently agreed to the Paks nuclear power plant further development. On this basis, the two Russians, 1,200-MW block to be built 10 to 12 billion euros (more than three trillion forints). The Moscow investment of approximately EUR billions, better than the market rate loan would offer a 30-year term.

Public opinions

After a serious public debate triggered a mass of decision statements were published. Including an interesting announcement of the intended main contractor Rosatom Russian village corporation. Although the ink barely dry on the contractual agreement between the two countries, the company's executives have already rushed to the declaration of the Rosatom plans to forty per cent for the proportion of Hungarian suppliers when it starts planned expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant tenders.

It also shows an interesting light on those rumors among others, are entitled to have a good time around the future fate of Pecs lying underground natural national commodity wealth. Many professionals has long been saying that and to restart uranium mining in the Mecsek would have serious social benefits. The new jobs created could contribute to the stamp and its surroundings to stop migration in recent years have thoroughly involving, assist the economic development of the region.

No engineering fantasy

Paks agreement has also shown that there is absolutely no engineering fantasy, but a very conscious idea started in 2012 on the basis of the Mecsek uranium mining in the twenty-first century options for mapping. The government has decided it possible relaunch of the Mecsek uranium mining, the assessment of the economic and social conditions and the reorganization.

The Wildhorse research map
The Mecsek fifty years he mined uranium in the last century until the late nineties. According to surveys, 1000-1500 meters deep underground at least thirty thousand tons of uranium metal lurks. This research shows. Greater research has estimated the unconfirmed stocks. The Australian company called Wildhorse serious research work in the area of ??exploration opportunities, and lions in relation to uranium mining company against feelings dissipate.

Also, the facts are that one and a half years ago, the formation of the Hungarian Uranium Ltd. in Wildhorse, Kovágószolos municipality and two state-owned company, MVM, and Bátaapáti low and intermediate level radioactive waste disposal program research phase of an underground leader, Mecsekérc Ltd. attendance. Public participation was meager because the resulting collaboration, but it is an indicator. Now, after the announcement of the Paks nuclear power plant development, it seems not at all by accident.