Paks nuclear power plant
Paks nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station in Hungary with 4 operating units totalling 2,027 MW gross. The site has 6 units on record in total.
Units
| Unit | Status | Type | Model | Gross MW | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | PWR | VVER V-213 | 509 | 1983 | |
| Unit 2 | PWR | VVER V-213 | 506 | 1984 | |
| Unit 3 | PWR | VVER V-213 | 506 | 1986 | |
| Unit 4 | PWR | VVER V-213 | 506 | 1987 | |
| Unit 5 | Under construction | PWR | VVER V-527 | 1,265 | 2032 |
| Unit 6 | Under construction | PWR | VVER V-527 | 1,265 | 2032 |
Paks nuclear power plant in context
Paks nuclear power plant is the only operating nuclear site in Hungary on record, so it holds all of the country's operating capacity, and ranks 86th of 172 operating sites worldwide by gross capacity.
Its operating units started up between 1983 and 1987; the median unit is 41.0 years old, the same as the median in Hungary.
The 4 units with both construction and grid dates on record took 7.0 to 10.1 years (median 8.1) from construction start to grid connection; the median across all reactors connected in the 1980s is 7.3 years.
The nearest other tracked nuclear sites are Mochovce nuclear power plant (189 km), Bohunice nuclear power plant (231 km) and Krško nuclear power plant (266 km).
4 operating units are rated differently now from their design net capacities: Unit 1 +17.4%, Unit 2 +16.8%, Unit 3 +16.8% and Unit 4 +16.8%.
Build time by unit
| Unit | Construction start | Grid connection | Years | Fleet median, same decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1974 | 1982 | 8.4 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 2 | 1974 | 1984 | 10.1 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 3 | 1979 | 1986 | 7.0 | 7.3 (1980s) |
| Unit 4 | 1979 | 1987 | 7.9 | 7.3 (1980s) |
Nearest tracked nuclear sites
| Site | Country | Distance | Operating GW gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mochovce nuclear power plant | Slovakia | 189 km | 1.5 |
| Bohunice nuclear power plant | Slovakia | 231 km | 1.0 |
| Krško nuclear power plant | Slovenia | 266 km | 0.7 |
How these are worked out: ranks use gross operating capacity; ages count from the start-up year on record, as on the age page; build times run from construction start to grid connection, as on the build-times page; ratings are the tracker's net and design net capacity, as on the uprates page. Distances are straight-line between exact positions, so a site with only an approximate position gets none. A unit missing a date or a rating is left out of the figure that needs it.
Earthquakes nearby
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Magnitude 4.0 and above within 200 km of Paks nuclear power plant's listed coordinates, past 30 days. This is distance, not shaking: it says nothing about damage or any change in operation. Every plant.
| Location | Tolna, Hungary |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 46.5776, 18.8532 |
| Elevation | about 95 mabove sea level |
| Setting | About 350 km from the sea |
| Region | Eastern Europe |
| Units by status | Operating: 4 Under construction: 2 |
Elevation is read at the listed coordinates from a 30 m terrain model (SRTM 30 m). Two independent models differ by a median of 6 m across our plants and by up to about 40 m on steep or coastal ground, and a point on a shoreline can read as sea level. Distance to the water is measured to a generalised 1:10 million coastline, so a few kilometres or less is not resolved. This is context, not a design-basis or flood-risk figure.
| Owners | MVM Hungarian Electricity Ltd |
|---|---|
| Operators | MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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