Romania has been forced to shut down two nuclear reactors at the Cernavodă power plant due to critically low water levels in the Danube River, according to journalist Asaf Rosenzweig. The Romanian Navy carried out a controlled underwater explosion in the Danube to deepen the channel and increase water flow to the plant's cooling systems, in an effort to allow the reactors to resume operation.
The Cernavodă nuclear power plant, Romania's sole nuclear facility, has shut down two reactors after the Danube River's water level dropped to a critical low, affecting the plant's cooling systems. Earlier reporting by The Zioneer framed the navy's controlled underwater explosion as a preventive measure to avert a shutdown. The latest information from journalist Asaf Rosenzweig indicates the reactors were already offline before the operation. The navy detonated the charge to deepen the riverbed and channel more water to the cooling intakes. The plant supplies roughly 20% of Romania's electricity. The reactors remain idle pending sufficient cooling water flow. The situation is being closely monitored by Romanian authorities, with no timeline for restart provided.
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