Bucharest, Aug 13, 2026 (AFP) - Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant due to low Danube

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2026-08-13

Romania began Thursday the complete shutdown of its only nuclear plant after water levels in the Danube, used to cool the site, fell to a record low, the national nuclear energy company said. Nuclearelectrica already shut down last month one of the two reactors at the Cernavoda power plant, which usually generates a fifth of the Eastern European country's total electricity. The second needed to shut as well "due to the significant and ongoing dro......

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