A weir will be built on the Danube in Hungary to supply water to a nuclear power plant
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 approximately 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.
The country’s top engineers, energy and water resources specialists, as well as 100 military personnel, have been enlisted to carry out the work. According to Prime Minister Péter Magyar, construction has already begun and will continue around the clock.
This was reported by UNN.
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar stated that the country is facing a critical period in the energy sector due to a record drop in the Danube’s water level. The last operational power unit at the country’s only nuclear power plant, Paks, is at risk of being forced to shut down, as the river level near the plant has dropped to minus 133 cm, with the critical threshold set at minus 134 cm.
In Budapest, authorities decided to limit the speed of the metro and trams to reduce electricity consumption. A new schedule will be implemented on city transit lines, under which metro cars and trams will accelerate more slowly.
Slovenia has become yet another European country to restrict the operation of a nuclear power plant due to adverse weather conditions. The country’s only nuclear power plant, located in Krško, has reduced electricity production to 80% of its capacity.
