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Nuclear power in Hungary The Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary shuts down for the first time in 44 years amid a drought across the country and extremely low water levels on the D
Confirmed
Hungary's only nuclear power plant will be forced to shut down entirely for the first time due to record low water levels of the River Danube, Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said. But later on Thursday, Prime Minister Peter Magyar issued a statement saying that "for the first time in 44 years," the power plant would be shut down altogether, urging members of the public to rein in their own power usage accordingly.
In Hungary, the low water level has forced popular cruise ships, where passengers usually disembark for sightseeing in Budapest, to dock further upriver, while cargo ships have stopped operating nearly entirely, according to the country's Ministry of Transport and Investment.
Back in Budapest, the receding water levels have exposed the base pillars of the city's famous Margaret Bridge, where authorities discovered a Second World War era bomb last week. A "rotational shutdown regime" was also possible if the other combined efforts were not enough to maintain the balance of the national grid, Magyar said, adding the government would compile a list of electricity and water consumers whose consumption could be limited.
Serbian hydrologist Dejan Vladiković said the problems were not just down to the current high temperatures but also to low rainfall during the spring. Magyar asked Hungarians to limit activities that required significant energy consumption between the peak times of 17:00 and 22:00, including charging electric cars and using air conditioning equipment.
What's confirmed
- Hungary's only nuclear power plant will be forced to shut down entirely for the first time due to record low water levels of the River Danube, Prime Minister Péter Magyar has said.
- But later on Thursday, Prime Minister Peter Magyar issued a statement saying that "for the first time in 44 years," the power plant would be shut down altogether, urging members of the public to rein in their own…
- In Hungary, the low water level has forced popular cruise ships, where passengers usually disembark for sightseeing in Budapest, to dock further upriver, while cargo ships have stopped operating nearly entirely, accordin
- Back in Budapest, the receding water levels have exposed the base pillars of the city's famous Margaret Bridge, where authorities discovered a Second World War era bomb last week.
- Serbian hydrologist Dejan Vladiković said the problems were not just down to the current high temperatures but also to low rainfall during the spring.
What's still developing
- Magyar asked Hungarians to limit activities that required significant energy consumption between the peak times of 17:00 and 22:00, including charging electric cars and using air conditioning equipment.
- A "rotational shutdown regime" was also possible if the other combined efforts were not enough to maintain the balance of the national grid, Magyar said, adding the government would compile a list of electricity and…
- Serbian hydrologist Dejan Vladiković said the problems were not just down to the current high temperatures but also to low rainfall during the spring.
- In Hungary, the low water level has forced popular cruise ships, where passengers usually disembark for sightseeing in Budapest, to dock further upriver, while cargo ships have stopped operating nearly entirely,…
- Back in Budapest, the receding water levels have exposed the base pillars of the city's famous Margaret Bridge, where authorities discovered a Second World War era bomb last week.