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Paks nuclear plant shuts as Danube hits record lows

8/21/2026

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Paks Shutdown

Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant shut down for the first time in 44 years because Danube water fell to record lows.
Paks output fell to 240 MW, far below its usual ~2,000 MW capacity.
Romania restarted the 300-MW Rovinari Group 4 coal unit after its Cernavoda reactors shut, cutting power by about 20%.
Bulgaria’s Kozloduy plant will cut Unit 5 output by roughly 120 MW on August 21, its first reduction in 52 years.

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Popovic Uncovers Tug

Historian Andrija Popovic announced the 1913 steam tug “Slovenian” has resurfaced after years hidden.
The vessel, originally named Vag and 54 metres long, became Yugoslav war reparations after World I.
During World II the Slovenian ferried wounded fighters until a German mine sank it in late April 1945.
Serbian media dubbed the wreck “Sava’s Titanic,” drawing tourists to the Sava near Sremska Mitrovica.

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Paks Shutdown

Hungary’s Paks nuclear plant shut down for the first time in 44 years because Danube water fell to record lows.
Paks output fell to 240 MW, far below its usual ~2,000 MW capacity.
Romania restarted the 300-MW Rovinari Group 4 coal unit after its Cernavoda reactors shut, cutting power by about 20%.
Bulgaria’s Kozloduy plant will cut Unit 5 output by roughly 120 MW on August 21, its first reduction in 52 years.

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