Hungary: Successive heatwaves drain Danube river used to cool nuclear plant

Successive heatwaves and prolonged drought across Europe have pushed the Danube River to record low water levels, triggering a continent-wide energy crisis. France Twenty-Four reports that Hungary has announced the shutdown of its only nuclear power plant for the first time in history—the reactor depends on the Danube for cooling, but the water level has fallen too low.

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