Health & Environment
Hungary Shuts Down Paks Nuclear Plant Amid Danube Drought
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THE BRIEF
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Hungary will shut down its Paks Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday due to record-low water levels in the Danube River, which are insufficient for reactor cooling.
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The plant, which provides nearly 50% of Hungary's electricity, saw output drop to 240 megawatts, significantly below its normal 2,000-megawatt capacity.
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A full shutdown is triggered when river levels hit minus 134cm, with current projections indicating levels could fall to 144cm, breaking the 2018 record of 98cm.