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Romania shuts reactor; Danube low water strands ships.

7/31/2026

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Romania will shut down its second Cernavoda nuclear reactor on July 29, removing about 706 MW, one-fifth of the country’s electricity.
Danube flow at Romania’s entry fell to 1,650 cubic metres per second, far below the July average of 4,750, halting cargo ships, stranding vessels, and prompting evacuation of 186 tourists from a grounded ship in Bulgaria.
Receding Danube water in Budapest exposed Margaret Bridge pillars, revealing a World War II bomb.

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Romania will shut down its second Cernavoda nuclear reactor on July 29, removing about 706 MW, one-fifth of the country’s electricity.
Danube flow at Romania’s entry fell to 1,650 cubic metres per second, far below the July average of 4,750, halting cargo ships, stranding vessels, and prompting evacuation of 186 tourists from a grounded ship in Bulgaria.
Receding Danube water in Budapest exposed Margaret Bridge pillars, revealing a World War II bomb.