# Low Danube threatens nuclear power in Romania and Hungary

https://mins.news/en/item/12481

- DW, 2026-08-03 17:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/dry-danube-river-threatens-nuclear-power-in-romania-hungary/a-78223402?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Low water levels in the Danube are putting nuclear power operations in Romania and Hungary under pressure. Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant was running at roughly 10 percent capacity because there was not enough river water for cooling. In Romania, the military demolished a rock outcrop in an effort to improve the flow of water reaching the Cernavoda plant.

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