The Vast Impacts of a Dry Danube
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According to the minister, the country is not yet over its difficulties, but it is getting closer to it.
The rain has an effect: the levels on the Danube are slowly recovering. This is shown by current data from the country's hydrographic service. However, the timetables remain limited in shipping.
The vast impacts of a dry Danube
The Danube in Budapest, Hungary. Image: Melinda Nagy As the Danube’s water levels fall, power plants, cargo shipping and passenger vessels are feeling the effects By Victoria Heath Emergency engineering works are underway in the Danube in Hungary to prevent critically low river levels from shutting down the nation’s key nuclear power plant, which provides Hungary with more than one-third of its electricity. Enjoying this article? Check out our r…
According to the Prime Minister, by building the bottom sill, the water level at the power plant's cold water channel has been raised so much that the two turbines still operating do not need to be shut down even at the expected low point of the Danube.
The Minister responsible for the economy and energy explained that the operation of the nuclear power plant may soon return to normal, but we have not yet overcome the difficulty.
According to the minister, the chances of keeping the last two turbines in Paks in operation are improving.
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