Romania dispatch: low Danube levels force shutdown of Cernavodă nuclear reactor
Published on: Wednesday 19 August 2026
Romania's last operational nuclear reactor was shut down on August 13 after record-low water levels in the Danube threatened the availability of cooling water at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant.
News source: https://www.jurist.org/news/2026/08/romania-dispatch-low-danube-levels-force-shutdown-of-cernavoda-nuclear-reactor/