{"id":"b63f211e-0bde-4dae-b317-dd8d2589fe5d","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlxpq5q799o","domain":"bbc.co.uk","outlet":{"name":"BBC","country":"GB","cred":5,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level","plainHeadline":"Romania shuts its only nuclear plant as heat causes a drop in the Danube River level.","rewrite":{"model":"gpt-5.6-sol","at":"2026-08-14T11:09:16.665Z"},"summary":["Romania shut down its only nuclear plant, Cernavodă, due to extremely low Danube water levels.","Two reactors produce about 20% of Romania's electricity, now not expected to restart within 10 days.","Authorities attempted to raise river flow by sinking barges loaded with rocks.","Hungary's Paks plant remains online, also reliant on Danube cooling.","Low Danube levels have caused power shortfalls; imports may supplement coal and gas generation."],"topics":["Energy","Environment","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T16:05:35.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-08-13T16:22:29.621Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/e9cb0fce-fd7e-4148-a282-1994a39d48c2"}