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Romania began a controlled shutdown of Unit 2 at the Cernavodă nuclear power plant on August 13 after drought drove the Danube to exceptionally low levels. With Unit 1 already offline, the country’s only nuclear station is out of service. ⚛️
The two reactors normally supply about one-fifth of Romania’s electricity. The plant uses Danube water in its cooling arrangements, making river conditions an operational constraint during extreme low water.
Authorities had tried to redirect water toward the plant by sinking four rock-filled barges near the Bala Canal, but the measure did not avert the second shutdown. Romania’s Energy Ministry said alternative sources and imports could cover supply. 🌊
The government has urged households and businesses to save electricity while drought also strains hydropower. Officials cited in reporting said forecasts did not indicate enough water for a restart over the following 10 days, leaving the duration of the outage uncertain.
https://nutanica.com/Cernavod%C4%83_Nuclear_Power_Plant
The two reactors normally supply about one-fifth of Romania’s electricity. The plant uses Danube water in its cooling arrangements, making river conditions an operational constraint during extreme low water.
Authorities had tried to redirect water toward the plant by sinking four rock-filled barges near the Bala Canal, but the measure did not avert the second shutdown. Romania’s Energy Ministry said alternative sources and imports could cover supply. 🌊
The government has urged households and businesses to save electricity while drought also strains hydropower. Officials cited in reporting said forecasts did not indicate enough water for a restart over the following 10 days, leaving the duration of the outage uncertain.
https://nutanica.com/Cernavod%C4%83_Nuclear_Power_Plant
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