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Hungary opens sluice and sinks barges to protect nuclear plant as Danube levels fall

Emergency engineering work is under way as authorities brace for a further sharp drop in river levels before conditions are expected to improve later this week.

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00:00On Monday, the sluice gate on the Rakeve-Soraksar branch of the Danube, 50 km from Budapest, was opened,
00:07allowing an additional 20 cubic meters per second to flow into the main Danube branch, raising the water level by
00:142 centimeters.
00:25A few days ago, two bars arrived in the city of Pax, where the Pax nuclear power plant is located,
00:31via the Danube.
00:33After the weekend, from Monday morning, water was pumped back into the hull so that, once submerged, they would form
00:39a sill, raising the water level.
00:42The only way to avoid the penultimate turbine at the Pax nuclear power station being shut down again is if
00:48sinking the barges brings about the expected rise in water level.
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