Hungary to shut nuclear plant as heatwave hits central Europe

Hungary's sole nuclear power plant will be shut down next week because of low water levels in the Danube, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said Friday as central Europe slogs through the latest in a series of heat waves.

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Hungary to shut nuclear plant as heatwave hits central Europe

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Hungary's sole nuclear power plant will be shut down next week because of low water levels in the Danube, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said Friday as central Europe slogs through the latest in a series of heat waves.

Originally published at Phys.org

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