# Hungary plans to shut down its only nuclear power plant amid drought

https://mins.news/en/item/11900

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-02 00:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/2/hungary-plans-to-shut-down-only-nuclear-power-plant-amid-drought?traffic_source=rss

> Hungarian officials say the country must close its sole nuclear power plant. Record-low water levels on the Danube are disrupting the cooling of its reactors. The drought has therefore created an operational problem for the facility. The planned shutdown reflects the impact of unusually low river levels on nuclear power generation.

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