Hungary Faces First-Ever Nuclear Plant Shutdown Amid Deepening Energy, Water Crises (Worthy News Investigation)

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief reporting from Budapest, HungaryBUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Hungary was racing Saturday to avert the first complete shutdown in the 44-year history of its only nuclear power plant after record-low Danube water levels threatened the country’s electricity supply, prompting sweeping emergency measures amid an ongoing heatwave.Prime Minister Péter Magyar warned that the four-reactor Paks Nuclear Power Plant could be fully taken offline as early as