Hungary to shut down sole nuclear power plant

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Hungary’s prime minister warned the country’s sole nuclear power plant is expected to shut down this week due to record-low Danube water levels.

WHO: Hungary’s prime minister

WHAT: Warned Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant is expected to shut down this week

WHEN: Aug 3, 2026 at 1:33 AM ET

WHERE: Hungary

WHY: Record-low water levels on the River Danube are expected to force the plant’s shutdown this week.

How this story developed (showing 30 of 30 earlier reports)

Bulgaria to curb nuclear output due to low Danube water · Aug 20, 2026 at 4:13 PM ET
Hungary opens sluice and sinks barges to protect plant · Aug 18, 2026 at 3:08 AM ET
Hungary raises Danube for nuclear plant using barges · Aug 15, 2026 at 11:09 AM ET
Romania shuts Cernavodă nuclear plant due to heat · Aug 14, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
Romania shuts down nuclear reactor as Danube hits lows · Aug 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM ET
Romania shuts Cernavoda reactor 2 amid Danube low water · Aug 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM ET
Hungary questions Russian nuclear plant expansion · Aug 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM ET
Romania shuts Danube nuclear reactor amid power crisis · Aug 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM ET
Hungary plans Danube interventions to keep nuclear plant running · Aug 12, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Romania faces near full nuclear shutdown as Danube dries · Aug 11, 2026 at 8:13 AM ET
Danube level rise enables restart of Paks turbine · Aug 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET
Hungary nuclear plant runs at 10% capacity amid low Danube · Aug 7, 2026 at 12:14 PM ET
Romania diverts Danube water to keep nuclear reactors running · Aug 6, 2026 at 8:13 AM ET
Low Danube levels leave Paks nuclear plant units offline · Aug 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM ET
Hungary curbs power use as Danube water hits record low · Aug 5, 2026 at 8:11 AM ET
Hungary avoids full nuclear shutdown via Danube cooling · Aug 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
Hungary shuts nuclear plant as Danube drought limits cooling · Aug 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
Danube drought shuts Hungary’s only nuclear plant · Aug 3, 2026 at 11:07 PM ET
Hungary shuts down nuclear reactor due to drought · Aug 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM ET
Low Danube levels threaten electricity generation in Europe · Aug 3, 2026 at 7:05 AM ET
Hungary nuclear plant shuts down amid heat and drought · Aug 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM ET
Hungary shuts sole nuclear plant as Danube dries up · Aug 2, 2026 at 8:10 AM ET
Hungary to shut down sole nuclear plant due to drought · Aug 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM ET
Hungary shuts sole nuclear plant for test amid low Danube · Aug 1, 2026 at 7:08 PM ET
Hungary faces nuclear shutdown test amid low Danube levels · Aug 1, 2026 at 8:11 AM ET
Paks nuclear plant to shut down as Danube hits lows · Jul 31, 2026 at 4:10 PM ET
EU considers emergency meeting after Paks nuclear shutdown · Jul 31, 2026 at 10:07 AM ET
Danube low levels force shutdown of Hungary nuclear plant · Jul 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM ET
Paks nuclear plant faces shutdown amid record-low Danube · Jul 30, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
Low Danube levels force Romania to shut nuclear reactors · Jul 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM ET

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