Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level
The waters in Europe's second-longest river have fallen to the lowest levels for 30 years in several countries.The second of the two 706-megawatt reactors at Cernavodă was disconnected from the Romanian electricity grid just before midday on Thursday.
- ▪The waters in Europe's second-longest river have fallen to the lowest levels for 30 years in several countries.The second of the two 706-megawatt reactors at Cernavodă was disconnected from the Romanian electricity grid just before midday o
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Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River levelImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, The second of the two 706-megawatt nuclear reactors at Cernavodă was disconnected just before midday on ThursdayByJaroslav LukivPublished13 August 2026, 17:05 BSTUpdated 16 minutes agoRomania has shut down its only nuclear power station because of extremely low water levels in the Danube river caused by prolonged hot weather affecting much of Europe.The Cernavodă plant, where two reactors produce about 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.Earlier this week, authorities tried to increase the water flow to the plant - which uses the Danube for cooling - by sinking barges loaded with rocks in the river.Neighbouring…
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