{"id":370523,"date":"2026-08-15T22:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/drought-is-forcing-hungary-to-reshape-the-danube-to-keep-nuclear-power-running-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T22:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T21:00:29","slug":"drought-is-forcing-hungary-to-reshape-the-danube-to-keep-nuclear-power-running-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/drought-is-forcing-hungary-to-reshape-the-danube-to-keep-nuclear-power-running-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Drought is forcing Hungary to reshape the Danube to keep nuclear power running | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fQA8HKnvi_4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Drought is forcing Hungary to reshape the Danube to keep nuclear power running | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fQA8HKnvi_4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hungary is taking the unusual step of sinking barges into the Danube to help keep the Paks nuclear power plant operating as a historic drought drives water levels lower. The plant is currently running at about 25% of capacity, while neighboring Romania has shut down its last operating reactor because of the same conditions. Attila Asz\u00f3di, Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, explains what the crisis reveals about the vulnerability of Europe&#8217;s energy infrastructure to a hotter, drier climate.<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #drought #nuclearenergy <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Drought puts Hungary&#8217;s nuclear power at risk<br \/>\n01:15 Why nuclear reactors need river water, Interview with Attila Aszodi<br \/>\n04:05 Hungary&#8217;s plan to reshape the Danube<br \/>\n05:24 Can the Danube intervention really work?<br \/>\n06:42 Adapting nuclear power to climate change<br \/>\n08:13 A warning for Europe&#8217;s energy infrastructure <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hungary is taking the unusual step of sinking barges into the Danube to help keep the Paks nuclear power plant operating as a historic drought drives water levels lower. 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