Hungarian Nuclear Power Plant Returns to Normal Operations After Restrictions
Hungary’s only nuclear power plant, Paks, will begin a gradual return to full capacity in the coming days following restrictions caused by low water levels in the Danube.
The plant is expected to be operating normally by the middle of next week.
The minister reported that engineering measures on the Danube have helped, and the water level has risen by 15 cm. According to him, there will be no need to further limit the output of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, and starting Sunday, August 23, it will be possible to restart the units that were shut down.
“Paks will be able to operate at full capacity again in the second half of next week,” Kapitan noted.
According to Index, this statement was made by Hungary’s Minister of Economy and Energy, István Kapitány.
Hungary is trying to save the Paks Nuclear Power Plant due to low water levels in the Danube.
Due to the extremely low water level in the Danube, Hungary has begun round-the-clock construction of a stone weir with a volume of about 150,000 cubic meters and preparations for the possible flooding of two 80-meter barges. These extraordinary measures are aimed at maintaining the necessary water level to ensure uninterrupted cooling of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant.
