Parallel work is progressing at the sites of both Units

In the bayed excavation pit of Unit 5 the following work processes are taking place in parallel: the placement of levelling concrete, installation of waterproofing and grounding mesh on  the levelling concrete, and the reinforcement installation.  At the end of each phase bays of the foundation slab of the  nuclear island is poured using special concrete. During the most recent phase approximately 1,500 cubic meters of concrete were poured into the foundation slab.

The first tower crane has also been erected on the northern side of the excavation pit of Unit 5. The crane, with a 64-meter hook height and lifting capacity of 350 tons is the first in a series of dozens of such lifting machines. The cranes and lifting machines required for the construction of the Paks II Nuclear Power Plant are being installed according to schedule.

Meanwhile, in the area of Unit 6 soil cutters, crawler excavators, dozers and trucks are working on the construction of the 150-meter-wide, 190-meter-long, 23-meter-deep excavation pit, with more than a quarter of the approximately half a million cubic meters of soil already removed.

The works are being monitored by the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority as part of an on-site inspection.