{"id":"d296b466-8fd5-4d5f-9386-9804e7fe7d53","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/hungary-plans-to-shut-down-only-nuclear-power-plant-amid-drought?traffic_source=rss","domain":"aljazeera.com","outlet":{"name":"Al Jazeera","country":"QA","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Hungary plans to shut down only nuclear power plant amid drought","plainHeadline":"Hungary plans to shut down its only nuclear power plant amid drought.","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-02T11:08:55.458Z"},"summary":["Paks Nuclear Power Plant will be powered down Sunday, the first full shutdown in 44 years.","Output dropped to 965 MW on Friday and 240 MW overnight, far below 2,000 MW normal.","Danube river water levels are record lows, hampering cooling pumps at Paks.","River level at Paks of minus 134cm may drop to minus 144cm, far below 2018 record.","Hungary imposed water-use restrictions and urged large water users to cut consumption."],"topics":["Climate","Energy","Politics"],"lang":"hun","publishedAt":"2026-08-02T00:49:25.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-02T01:35:59.989Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/3bd835c7-f999-42fa-85f7-fc5f17fdb944"}