{"id":"934943f4-7ece-43d2-81c9-0cb109e62064","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/13/falling-danube-flow-forces-shutdown-of-romanias-sole-nuclear-plant?traffic_source=rss","domain":"aljazeera.com","outlet":{"name":"Al Jazeera","country":"QA","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Falling Danube flow forces shutdown of Romania’s sole nuclear plant","plainHeadline":"Romania’s sole nuclear plant shuts down due to falling Danube flow.","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-14T11:09:17.237Z"},"summary":["Romania paused operations at Cernavoda's second reactor after shutting the first last month.","The plant normally generates about 20% of Romania’s electricity before the shutdown.","Record-low Danube water levels prompted a controlled shutdown due to cooling needs.","Romania budgeted over 2 million euros to divert flow and maintain cooling via rock work.","Hungary also faced partial shutdowns at Paks as Danube levels fell and noticed cooling measures."],"topics":["Energy","Environment","Politics"],"lang":"rum","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T12:30:08.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-13T12:52:26.243Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/e9cb0fce-fd7e-4148-a282-1994a39d48c2"}