Slovenia also reduced nuclear power output due to heat — following Hungary and Romania.
European nuclear plants hit by summer heat grow again.
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Hungary has completely shut down its only nuclear power plant for the first time in 44 years.
This summer the Danube already halted one nuclear plant — now it fully stopped a second. Hungary's Paks NPP, supplying up to half its electricity, ceased generation entirely for the first time since 1982.
Romania blasts rocks on the Danube riverbed to save a nuclear power plant
Romania's Defense Ministry launched a military operation on the Danube's bed: over 100 troops and 16 units conduct blasting to alter the river's course.
Cooling towers for the Balkhash NPP — a technical detail costing millions of cubic meters of water
While Kazakhstan debates the timeline and cost of its first nuclear plant, engineers are deciding how to cool the reactors. It’s not about safety, but cooling towers whose type will determine how much water the plant draws from Lake Balkhash.
Danube shrinks to historic low, halting Romanian nuclear reactor
Danube water levels at the southern section hit a historic low. Near Baja, depth dropped to 14 cm—half the previous record. Budapest's Margit Bridge foundation is fully exposed. Near Mohács, a WWII ship hull emerged from the river.
Tokayev confirmed: field work near Balkhash is being completed — Russia is building the nuclear power plant
President Tokayev said field work at the Balkhash lake site is wrapping up. Rosatom chief Alexei Likhachev earlier announced plans to start active construction in 2027.
Kazakhstan chaired the CIS regional council on radioactive waste
In Kurchatov, former Soviet nuclear hub, a conference on final radioactive waste isolation was held July 21–23, 2026.