Falling Danube flow forces shutdown of Romania’s sole nuclear plant | Climate Crisis News– www.aljazeera.com

Romania had tried to avert a total shutdown of the plant, which usually generates a fifth of the country’s electricity.

Romania has paused operations at its sole nuclear plant due to record-low water levels in the Danube River, which provides cooling water for its reactors.

The country’s national nuclear energy company, Nuclearelectrica, said on Thursday it would begin a controlled shutdown of the second reactor at the Cernavoda plant, after shutting down the facility’s other reactor last month.