Danube drought shuts Hungary’s only nuclear plant

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Paks nuclear plant stopped after record-low Danube water levels, cutting nearly half of Hungary’s electricity supply.

WHO: Paks nuclear power plant

WHAT: The plant ceased operations due to record-low Danube water levels.

WHEN: Reported Aug 3, 2026 at 2:42 AM ET

WHERE: Hungary

WHY: Cause not yet established.

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
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 to shut down sole nuclear power plant · Aug 3, 2026 at 5:09 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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