Advisory body recommends temperature threshold for Paks discharge Danube stretch
An advisory body has issued recommendations for a temperature threshold along the stretch of the Danube into which cooling water from the Paks nuclear power plant is discharged, Energy Minister Csaba Lantos said at a press conference on Monday.
The Advisory Body for Sustainable Nuclear Energy recommended a 32-degree Celsius temperature threshold for the stretch, with allowances limited to 15 days a year during which output of the plant could be scaled back as far as 50pc, Lantos said.
He noted that a decree issued in 2024 allowed for the temperature threshold — which stands at 30 degrees at present — to be exceeded, temporarily.
Attila Steiner, a state secretary at the Energy Ministry, said global warming had “drastically changed” the conditions for the operation of Paks and warned that scaling back output of the plant could put Hungary’s energy security at risk.
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