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Romania shuts sole nuclear plant as Danube hits record-low water level

short by Sourav Kumar / on Thursday, 13 August, 2026
Romania has begun shutting down its only nuclear power plant after water levels in the Danube River, used as a cooling source, fell to a record low. The move comes after one of the two reactors at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant was shut down last month. The facility normally generates around one-fifth of Romania's total electricity.
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