Romania could shut down nuclear reactor on Thursday as Danube levels fall
Nuclearelectrica said 600 megawatts of output may need to be replaced with imports if the reactor is fully shut down.
- Nuclearelectrica may shut down Cernavoda Unit 2 on Thursday, August 13, as record-low Danube water levels jeopardize cooling capacity for Romania's last operating reactor.
- Romania declared a state of energy emergency this month after Danube flows dropped to a record low of 1,370 cubic metres per second on Tuesday, a state water agency director described as "unavoidable."
- Deputy Energy Minister Cristian Busoi stated Romania must import 600 megawatts if the reactor fully shuts down, while production at Renault's Dacia and Ford Otosan has ceased until late August.
- Authorities are negotiating electricity imports from neighboring countries to compensate for the decline; the government has prepared staged power cuts for industrial consumers with prior notice.
- Hungary's Paks nuclear plant began restarting a turbine on Monday as water levels rose, illustrating the drought's localized impact. Because Romania is the final country receiving Danube flows, upstream rainfall offers no relief.
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Romanian nuclear power plant prepares to shut down second unit due to shallowing of Danube - mediaRomanian nuclear power plant "Chornavode" has begun preparations to shut down its second unit due to critically low water levels in the Danube. The authorities plan to compensate for electricity losses with imports and domestic sources.
Romania's last operating nuclear reactor may shut down on Thursday after the water level of the Danube dropped to another historic low.
Emergency measures in the Danube could not prevent this: According to the Deputy Director General of the Water Authority, shutting down the only nuclear power plant in Romania is inevitable.
Romania could shut down nuclear reactor this week as Danube levels fall
Romanian state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica ROSNN.BX could shut down its last working reactor on August 13 as levels on the Danube river continue to fall, it said on Tuesday, despite efforts to divert cooling water to the plant. Record-low river levels forced Nuclearelectrica to shut down one reactor in late July. The company has […]
Low water levels in the Danube are causing problems. This time, one of the two reactors at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant in Romania will be shut down.
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