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Romania Shuts Second Cernavoda Reactor Over Low Danube Water

7/30/2026

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Romania will shut down its second Cernavoda nuclear reactor early Thursday because of low Danube water.
The first 706-MW reactor was taken offline three days earlier for the same reason.
Both reactors, supplying about one-fifth of Romania’s electricity, have never been simultaneously offline for low water.
The shutdown will raise imports and push power prices higher during the heatwave as demand hit 7.3 GW.

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Romania will shut down its second Cernavoda nuclear reactor early Thursday because of low Danube water.
The first 706-MW reactor was taken offline three days earlier for the same reason.
Both reactors, supplying about one-fifth of Romania’s electricity, have never been simultaneously offline for low water.
The shutdown will raise imports and push power prices higher during the heatwave as demand hit 7.3 GW.