Record Drought and Heatwave Bring Energy Emergency to Eastern Europe
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The unusually high temperatures and drought keep several Central European countries on alert this Monday, with nuclear power plants at a minimum yield in Romania and Hungary due to the water shortage on the Danube, which also affects agriculture and transport.The flow of the Danube River has fallen to historical lows ... Continue reading "Drought hits Europe with rivers in historical lows and extreme temperatures: there is energy alert" The post…
“The nuclear energy that is supposed to help us in the fight against climate change turns out to be vulnerable to that climate change itself,” writes political journalist Timmie van Diepen, now that nuclear power plants across Europe are threatening to run out of cooling water. “The drought proves that no choice regarding energy is without risk. Not even nuclear energy. And more renewable energy? Oil company Shell is doing the exact opposite and…
Heatwave Pushes Central Europe Into Energy Crisis As Nuclear Plants Struggle
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Hungary’s only nuclear power plant was operating at just over 10 percent of capacity Tuesday after narrowly avoiding an unprecedented complete shutdown, while neighboring Romania used military explosives to clear a rocky obstruction and improve water flow to its own nuclear station during an intense heatwave. The crisis, driven by prolonged drought and record-low water le…
Record drought and heatwave bring energy emergency to Eastern Europe
Numerous governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis amid record low water levels on the Danube River. In Hungary, the country's only nuclear plant provides electricity for half the country - but is now being shut down as there is not enough water to cool its reactors down.
The extreme heat and drought sweeping across Europe have finally hit the historic Danube River. The receding waters, in particular, have left Romania and Hungary facing nuclear crises and power outages.
Confronted with historically low levels of Europe's largest river, several countries have had to stop some of their nuclear reactors. Hungary has asked companies and the population to drastically reduce their energy consumption, writes Le Monde. Monday, August 3, the whole of Romania carefully followed a block of rock...
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