South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 3 hrs ago
Climate crisis: Hungary closes nuclear power plant, Greece wildfires spread
Hungary is fully shutting down its sole nuclear power plant for the first time due to the record low levels of the Danube River, straining energy supplies and posing a major test for the economy and new Prime Minister Péter Magyar.
One of the two reactors still operating at the Paks plant was shut down early on Sunday, with the final one powering down later in the day, according to Magyar.
He cited the progressively lower water levels, which are causing a shortage of water for cooling at the...
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