Romania shuts its last nuclear reactor as drought-hit Danube river drops to record low
- Romania has been forced to shut down the last working reactor at its only nuclear plant after drought caused the Danube river to fall to record lows – a rare move that will immediately affect power supplies in neighbouring Moldova.
- Drought and record-low water levels have deepened fears of an energy crisis across Europe, which is facing a new summer heatwave.
- The drought-hit Danube, whose waters cool the Romanian plant in Cernavoda, already forced Nucelarelectrica to shut down one reactor in late July.
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- Romania has been forced to shut down the last working reactor at its only nuclear plant after drought caused the Danube river to fall to record lows – a rare move that will immediately affect power supplies in neighbouring Moldova.
- Drought and record-low water levels have deepened fears of an energy crisis across Europe, which is facing a new summer heatwave.
- The drought-hit Danube, whose waters cool the Romanian plant in Cernavoda, already forced Nucelarelectrica to shut down one reactor in late July.
Sources: Guardian