CIVIL NUCLEAR EU approves Hungary's Kremlin-backed nuclear plant

EU approves Hungary's Kremlin-backed nuclear plant Brussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 - EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia. The approval removes the last roadblock to the 12.5 billion euro ($13.2 billion) expansion of Hungary's only nuclear facility, which Russia is financing by 80 percent even as tensions between Europe and the Kremlin run high. The European Commission "has approved this s ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/EU_approves_Hungarys_Kremlin-backed_nuclear_plant_999.html