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Paks plant
Coverage of Paks plant in the Nexus archive.
- Climate crisis: Hungary closes nuclear power plant, Greece wildfires spread
Hungary is fully shutting down its sole nuclear power plant due to record low levels of the Danube River, straining energy supplies and posing a major economic challenge for new Prime Minister Péter Magyar. The Paks plant's reactors were powered down as low water levels hindered cooling operations.
- Hungary to shut sole nuclear plant for first time on Sunday
Hungary will shut down its sole nuclear plant, Paks, for the first time due to record-low water levels on the Danube. This action risks creating a potential power shortage in the country.