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Romania’s government drafts contingency plan to keep Cernavoda nuclear power plant safe

September 3, 2026

After detonating a large rock and sinking several barges, the government of Romania has drafted a new plan to raise the level of the Danube near the Cernavodă nuclear power plant (NPP) in order to maintain the safety of the nuclear installations, which require a minimum amount of water even when not generating power.

The intervention is necessary as the flow of the Danube is forecast to decline further starting on September 10, the government announced.

At the current Danube level...

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https://www.romania-insider.com/government-plan-cernavoda-nuclear-plant-safe-sept-2026
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