{"id":"53614a77-02bf-4516-83a6-dc937ea52ce6","url":"https://apnews.com/article/romania-europe-drought-energy-weather-4239b119af1153fc0a57093b04df555b","domain":"apnews.com","outlet":{"name":"AP News","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant's 2nd reactor amid low water levels on Danube River - AP News","plainHeadline":"Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant's second reactor amid low water levels on Danube River - AP News","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-14T11:09:16.947Z"},"summary":["Romania began a controlled shutdown of Unit 2 at Cernavoda nuclear plant.","The shutdown is due to Danube River water at record lows from drought.","Unit 2 follows Unit 1’s shutdown in late July amid heat and drought.","Cernavoda accounts for about 20% of Romania’s electricity when fully online.","EU electricity supply is expected to be fully covered by alternatives and imports."],"topics":["Energy","Climate","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T13:24:20.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-13T18:52:13.778Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/e9cb0fce-fd7e-4148-a282-1994a39d48c2"}