The Romanian Navy carried out a controlled underwater explosion in the Danube River to deepen the waterway and increase water flow to the cooling systems of the Cernavodă nuclear power plant, according to reports. The operation aims to prevent the shutdown of two nuclear reactors amid low water levels.
The controlled blast was carried out by the Romanian Navy as water levels in the Danube continue to drop, threatening the cooling capacity of the Cernavodă nuclear plant. Romania has so far avoided shutting down the plant's two reactors. The operation comes amid a broader European energy challenge: as The Zioneer reported on Sunday, Hungary was forced to shut down its nuclear plant—which supplies about 40% of its electricity—due to similarly low Danube water levels. The Cernavodă plant is Romania's only nuclear facility and provides roughly a fifth of the country's electricity.
2 developments
- DevelopingHungary forced to shut down nuclear plant as Danube water levels drop
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- DevelopingUkraine says its unmanned vessel drifted to Romania after Russian jamming, was detonated
- StrongLow Danube water levels expose 200 Nazi warships from WWII in Serbia, posing live ammunition hazard
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