Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant, which generates nearly half of the country's electricity, could be powered down as soon as this weekend due to record-low water levels on the Danube River, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said on Saturday.

One of the plant’s four reactors was previously shut down due to a record drop in the water level of the Danube River

The plant uses water from the river for cooling. According to the Prime Minister, this would not threaten the security of the country's power supply.