Romania issues nuclear reactor update after redirecting flow of drought-stricken Danube river
- Romania has secured a further nine days of operation for its only working nuclear reactor after redirecting the flow of the drought-stricken Danube river to supply its turbines with water.
- The EU nation has already declared a state of energy emergency for the whole of August and requested households and companies voluntarily reduce usage during peak evening hours.
- To redirect water flows, the energy ministry blew up a rock obstruction, dredged the river bed and sank four rock-filled barges to create a dike, reporting that this raised water levels around the reactor by 4 centimetres (1.57 inches)
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- Romania has secured a further nine days of operation for its only working nuclear reactor after redirecting the flow of the drought-stricken Danube river to supply its turbines with water.
- The EU nation has already declared a state of energy emergency for the whole of August and requested households and companies voluntarily reduce usage during peak evening hours.
- To redirect water flows, the energy ministry blew up a rock obstruction, dredged the river bed and sank four rock-filled barges to create a dike, reporting that this raised water levels around the reactor by 4 centimetres (1.57 inches)
Sources: The Independent