Romania’s sole nuclear plant shuts down due to falling Danube flow.
They publishedFalling Danube flow forces shutdown of Romania’s sole nuclear plant
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Who
What
- 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.
Where
🇶🇦 Qatar (outlet HQ)
topics: Energy, Environment, Politics · language: rum
topics: Energy, Environment, Politics · language: rum
When
published 13 Aug, 12:30Z
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