Hungary has stopped the second unit of Paks NPP

Hungary has shut down the second of the four nuclear units of the Paks nuclear power plant (NPP) after the water level in the Danube continued to fall. This was reported by Bloomberg on August 1.

Electricity generation at Paks NPP, which provides 40% of the country's consumption, has fallen to less than a quarter of its capacity — 2 thousand tons. MW, the report says, citing data from the Hungarian Atomic Energy Agency.

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar announced the shutdown of the nuclear power plant due to a drop in the Danube River a day earlier. According to him, this will happen for the first time in 44 years.

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Prior to that, on July 28, the Hungarian government announced that the capacity of the Paks NPP would be temporarily reduced due to extreme heat, which causes an increase in water temperature in the Danube. At that time, it was noted that reducing capacity would still ensure demand for electricity.