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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 Danube lows cut cooling water supplies.
- 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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