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Nuclear plants in Hungary and Romania forced to cut output due to record low Danube level

 30.07.2026, 21:02
A view of the MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant, which had to close its Reactor 3 due to extremely low water levels on the Danube River. (PAP/EPA)
A view of the MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant, which had to close its Reactor 3 due to extremely low water levels on the Danube River. (PAP/EPA)

Lack of cool river water has become a recurrent seasonal problem.