The government has taken urgent measures to protect the cooling-water supply of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant as exceptionally low Danube water levels continue to pose a challenge. Prime Minister Péter Magyar announced on Wednesday that construction of a riverbed weir will begin immediately between the nuclear power plant and the settlement of Dunaszentbenedek. A 150,000-cubic-metre construction projectFollowing an on-site government meeting at Paks, Magyar said work would begin as early as Thursday. Magyar said a complete shutdown of the Paks nuclear power plant would impose a cost of at least HUF 50 billion per month on the state budget. Paks has warned about the problem beforeThe long-term implications of increasingly low Danube water levels have also raised concerns among experts.