Romania Begins Controlled Shutdown of Cernavoda Unit 2 Amid Danube Drought
Nuclearelectrica said the unit will remain offline for at least 10 days as drought-driven river levels leave cooling water too low.
- On Thursday, Romania began a controlled shutdown of the second reactor at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant after the Danube River's water levels significantly decreased due to severe drought conditions.
- Scorching heat and low rainfall in recent weeks forced the facility, which provides about 20% of the country's electricity generation, to shut its first reactor in late July.
- Authorities unsuccessfully attempted to redirect water using sunken barges near the Bala Canal last week, though Nuclearelectrica stated maintaining a safe shutdown state has "no impact on nuclear safety parameters."
- The Romanian Ministry of Energy said Wednesday that the European Union member's electricity supply would be "fully covered by alternative sources and imports" following Unit 2's shutdown.
- Meanwhile, Hungarian authorities are planning steps to raise Danube levels this week to ensure their Paks nuclear power plant can continue operating amid the region's severe drought.
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The reactor at the county’s Cernavoda facility has been disconnected as a severe drought left the Danube River at record lows The only nuclear power plant in Romania has been completely shut down due to record-low Danube River levels, state-owned energy company Nuclearelectrica announced on Thursday. River water is essential for cooling many European nuclear...
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Romania has shut down its only nuclear power plant due to extremely low water levels in the Danube River. The Cernavoda plant, where two reactors generate about 20 percent of its electricity, will remain closed for at least 10 days.
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