Romania has declared a 30-day energy alert as Danube river levels fall too low to cool its nuclear reactors, sending the country into a climate-driven power crisis
- Romania has placed its energy sector under a nationwide 30-day state of alert after the Danube river levels fell to exceptionally low levels.
- This has forced Unit 1 at the Cernavodă nuclear plant offline and put Unit 2 under continuous review.
- Emergency river works have kept Unit 2 online for now, but the latest hydrological outlook says levels around the plant may keep falling through Aug.
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- Romania has placed its energy sector under a nationwide 30-day state of alert after the Danube river levels fell to exceptionally low levels.
- This has forced Unit 1 at the Cernavodă nuclear plant offline and put Unit 2 under continuous review.
- Emergency river works have kept Unit 2 online for now, but the latest hydrological outlook says levels around the plant may keep falling through Aug.
Sources: Times of India