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Romania, Hungary, France... Europe's nuclear power plants tested by heatwave

Romania, Hungary, France... Europe's nuclear power plants tested by heatwave
France 24 Tuesday 04 August 2026, 11:33 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Romania, Hungary, France... Europe's nuclear power plants tested by heatwave Europe Issued on: Share Record low water levels in Europe's major rivers have reduced electricity output and shrunk company earnings, stoking fears about the economic impact of searing heat and erratic rainfall. Governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps to conserve electricity and avert an energy crisis as record low water levels on the Danube River have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down. [Image text:] EUROPE Nuclear power plants put to the test
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