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Romania shuts down sole nuclear power plant due to low Danube River levels from heat

BBC · first seen 13.08.2026

Romania's Cernavodă nuclear plant, responsible for 20 percent of the nation's electricity, was shut down due to extreme heat dropping the Danube River level.

  • Cernavodă plant produces 20% of Romania's electricity
  • Plant shutdown expected to last at least 10 days

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