Hungary plans to shut down its only nuclear power plant amid drought.
They publishedHungary plans to shut down only nuclear power plant amid drought
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Who
What
- 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.
Where
🇶🇦 Qatar (outlet HQ)
topics: Climate, Energy, Politics · language: hun
topics: Climate, Energy, Politics · language: hun
When
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