Reactors Shut Down in Romania Were of the Candu Design, Already Notorious for High Tritium Release when in Operation.
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The rate of the Danube entering the country in the Baziash section will continue to fall until the end of next week, reaching 1,300 mc/s, compared to 1,400 mc/s today. The value is three times lower than the multi-annual average for the month...
Heatwave Meltdown: Reactors Go Dark
Record-low Danube River levels forced Romania to take its only nuclear plant offline, cutting a key source of reliable power just as extreme heat drives demand. Story Snapshot Romania shut one reactor, then began a controlled shutdown of the second due to low Danube water. Officials declared a nationwide emergency as power output fell during...
Romania’s Only Nuclear Plant Shut Down as Danube Falls to Record Low
Romania’s only nuclear power plant has been completely shut down after the Danube River fell to record-low levels, state-owned energy company Nuclearelectrica announced Thursday. The Cernavoda plant, which produces about 20% of Romania’s electricity, was disconnected from the power grid after water levels dropped below the threshold required for operation, according to the company [1][2]. […]
The rate of the Danube entering the country (Baziaş section) will continue to fall until the end of next week, from 1,400 mc/s currently to 1,300 mc/s, being three times lower than the multiannual average of August, of 3,900 mc/s.
Reactors shut down in Romania were of the Candu design, already notorious for high tritium release when in operation.
Susan O’Donnell. 16 Aug 26 The reactor shutdown in Romania has been reported clearly identifiying the reactors as CANDU design. They are similar or identical to the Point Lepreau reactor operating in New Brunswick and the Gentilly2 reactor in Quebec that was shut down in 2012. Two years ago the Canadian government provided a $3 billion export financing loan to build two more CANDU reactors at the same nuclear site in Romania. That work has been …
On 13 August 2026 in Cernavodă, Nuclearelectrica started the controlled shutdown of Unit 2, provided for in its opinion of 29 July at the Bucharest Stock Exchange if the Danube continued to decline. This decision leaves the entire plant without production, but maintains its facilities in a safe state. Romanian nuclear reactors are thus completely shut down, without the safety of its installations being called into question. The problem does not …
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