Hungary Paks nuclear plant could operate at full capacity by Wednesday, PM Magyar says
Emergency river works and rising Danube levels let the plant restore a third reactor, easing fears of a full shutdown and lifting output toward 2,000 MW.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced that Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant avoided a complete shutdown, confirming that "none of the operating turbines will have to be switched off" despite historic drought conditions.
- Earlier in August, historic drought pushed the Danube to record-low levels, forcing Paks to run at just 25% of capacity with only two of its eight turbines operational.
- Engineering interventions including the controlled sinking of two 80-metre barges and construction of a submerged riverbed sill raised water levels by 10-15 centimetres, keeping Paks's two active turbines online.
- Six idle turbines can begin a gradual restart on Sunday, Magyar said, with experts expecting the plant to return to full capacity by Thursday or Friday next week.
- Neighbouring Romania shut down its Cernavod nuclear facility earlier this month, highlighting how Danube-dependent energy infrastructure remains vulnerable to extreme drought conditions across the region.
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Hungary's only nuclear power plant will resume production at full capacity this week, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said. In early August, the plant halted production almost completely due to low water levels in the Danube, resulting in insufficient cooling water.
The energy production of Hungary's only nuclear power plant will return to full capacity later this week, Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Monday. ...
Energy production at Hungary's only nuclear power plant will return to full capacity this week, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said. The plant had to be shut down almost completely earlier this month due to the sharply dropped water level of the Danube, resulting in insufficient cooling water.
Hungary Restarts Nuclear Reactor Despite Drought Forcing Power Cuts In Europe
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief reporting from Budapest, Hungary BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Hungary said Saturday it had begun restarting one of three nuclear reactors shut down because of record-low water levels in the Danube River, while neighboring Romania and Bulgaria also struggled to maintain nuclear power production amid a severe regional drought. Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said the restart of Unit 3 at the Paks…
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