Romania Shuts Down Last Nuclear Reactor As Danube Hits 90-Year Low

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Romania has initiated the shutdown of its last operating nuclear reactor at the Cernavoda plant, driven by historically low water levels in the Danube River linked to drought conditions. The shutdown reflects broader nuclear power challenges in central and eastern Europe due to environmental stresses.

Romania on Thursday began shutting down its only remaining operating nuclear reactor as record-low water levels on the Danube have forced nuclear power shutdowns in central and eastern Europe in recent weeks. Nuclearelectrica has launched the process to disconnect the one operating reactor at Romania’s only nuclear plant at Cernavoda on the Danube, the Romanian state-owned nuclear power plant operator said on Thursday. Nuclearelectrica had shut down another reactor at Cernavoda at the end of July as scorching temperatures and drought in Europe…