Hungary Announces Unprecedented Shutdown of Nuclear Power Plant Due to Heat Wave
Operators shut the plant after Danube water dropped too low for cooling, forcing Hungary to import more electricity and ask factories to cut use.
- Hungary shut its sole nuclear power plant at Paks on August 2 after the Danube River hit record lows, forcing the facility to power down for the first time in its 44-year history and removing 40 per cent of the nation's electricity supply.
- Prime Minister Peter Magyar cited sustained drought across Europe and infrastructure deterioration during 16 years of Viktor Orban's rule, including delayed cooling system modernization, as underlying causes of the unprecedented shutdown.
- Laszlo Nagy, deputy director of the Paks plant, told reporters on July 31 that the situation is unprecedented, with the Danube reaching annual lows. The government boosted power imports and requested voluntary consumption cuts from industrial firms.
- Starting August 3, Budapest ordered trams and subways to run slower and turned off decorative lighting on state buildings to conserve electricity. Rail freight was halted at peak hours to mitigate grid strain.
- The crisis poses a major test for Magyar less than four months after ousting Orban, as temperatures are forecast to hit 38 deg C over the next six days with no precipitation expected.
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Hungary shut its only nuclear plant for the first time in 44 years after the Danube fell too low to cool its reactors; nearly half its electricity supply is now affected
Hungary's sole nuclear facility has been offline due to unprecedentedly low levels of the Danube River. This shutdown exacerbates power shortages amid a fierce summer heatwave, prompting the government to urge both households and businesses to conserve energy. Consequently, Hungary must depend on costly electricity imports from neighboring countries, highlighting the fragility of energy systems in the face of severe weather changes.
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op-online.deHungary is completely driving down its only nuclear power plant Paks due to low Danube levels. In the heat wave, electricity shortages and expensive imports threaten.
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