Analysis-record-low Danube exposes climate risk to Hungary's and Romania's nuclear power
Published on: Wednesday 12 August 2026
BUDAPEST/BUCHAREST, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Record low river levels have left Hungary straining to keep its nuclear power plant running while Romania was forced to shut down its last working reactor, raising questions about how to adapt atomic energy to an increasingly extreme climate. Reliance on river water for cooling nuclear reactors has long been an issue and has repeatedly led to reduced power
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