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High temperatures and droughts have forced several countries to shut down nuclear reactors, raising energy prices and the threat of blackouts, reports Madeleine Cuff ON 4 August, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar addressed the nation live from the Paks nuclear power plant, which sits on the banks of the Danube river. “There are people [in Hungary] saying, how are we going to meet this electricity demand? How are we going to keep the lights on?” Normally Paks generates 40 per cent of Hungary’s electricity, but a vicious drought has drained water from the Danube, forcing plant operators to shut down all but one of its eight turbines for the first time in its history. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3608期 · 2026年8月15日,Madeleine Cuff。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。