Romania’s sole nuclear power plant prepares for shut down due to low Danube flow
Romania’s Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant has initiated the technical procedures preceding the controlled shutdown of its second nuclear reactor, the so-called Unit 2, due to the very low flow of the Danube. The river water was essential for…
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
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Romania’s Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant has initiated the technical procedures preceding the controlled shutdown of its second nuclear reactor, the so-called Unit 2, due to the very low flow of the Danube. The river water was essential for the cooling of the pumps used by the plant.
The shutdown of Unit 2, scheduled for Thursday, August 13, represents the complete closure of the facility in Cernavodă. The nuclear power plant, operated by Bucharest Exchange-listed company Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), shut down Unit 1 in late July for the same reason, as drought persists in the Danube basin.
