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Romania shuts down nuclear plant due to low level of drought-hit Danube

People walk on a sandbank on the Danube River as usually submerged areas are exposed amid exceptionally low water levels, in Rasova, Romania, 7 August.
People walk on a sandbank on the Danube River as usually submerged areas are exposed amid exceptionally low water levels, in Rasova, Romania, 7 August. AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru - Andreea Alexandru

Romania on Thursday began a complete shutdown of its only nuclear plant after levels of water in the River Danube – used to cool the site – fell to a record low, the national nuclear energy company said.

Nuclearelectrica last month shut down one of two reactors at the Cernavoda power plant, which generates a fifth of the country's electricity supply.

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