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Hungary's Paks nuclear plant could shut down on Thursday or Friday, PM says

Officials said the plant supplies nearly half of Hungary’s electricity and may resume operations later Thursday after repairs.

Summary by Reuters
Hungary's Paks nuclear plant could ​be powered down on Thursday or Friday ‌because of low water levels on the Danube River, which the plant uses for cooling water, Prime ​Minister Peter Magyar was quoted as saying ​by MTI on Thursday.

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The outage in Paks could pose a serious challenge to Hungary's energy supply. We looked at the possible scenarios in the event of a power outage.

·Budapest, Hungary
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The Hungarian Paks nuclear power station had to remove its reactor block 3 from the grid.

·Vienna, Austria
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Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magjar announced today that due to the extremely low water level of the Danube, the Pakš nuclear power plant could be completely shut down during the day or tomorrow.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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Due to the low water level of the Danube, the complete shutdown of the nuclear power plant, and thus the cessation of electricity production, will become inevitable in the next 24-72 hours.

·Hungary
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The Budapest Times broke the news on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
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