Hungary's sole nuclear plant to shut for the first time as PM warns of 'critical' days

TVP World (Poland)—Hungary's only nuclear power plant is set to go offline for the first time in its operating history, a shutdown Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government has cast as a genuine energy-security test rather than a routine outage. Officials have flagged a five-day 'critical' window during which the country must rely on backup capacity and imports. The unprecedented nature of the shutdown has fueled speculation about aging infrastructure or safety concerns, though no formal cause has been confirmed. Neighboring grids are reportedly on standby to absorb any shortfall.

• TVP World (Poland) — Hungary faces shutdown of only nuclear plant
• Hindustan Times — Hungary PM flags 'critical' days ahead with looming nuclear shutdown
• Sky News — 'Critical five days' for Hungary with nuclear plant expected to be shut down
• The Straits Times — Hungary PM flags "critical" days ahead with looming nuclear shutdown
• Deutsche Welle — First-ever shutdown at the plant … expected to begin Sunday