极端干旱导致多瑙河水位降至数十年来最低水平，罗马尼亚正面临严峻的能源危机。[1]该国Cernavoda核电站第一反应堆已于上周停堆，第二反应堆也面临停运风险。[1]为争取时间，罗马尼亚军方周四采取非常措施，紧急将4艘装满岩石的驳船沉入多瑙河，试图改变水流方向以增加流向核电站的冷却水供应。[1]
多瑙河本周流量仅1400立方米/秒，不足该季节正常水量的三分之一。[1]按照官方估算，沉没驳船可将第二反应堆的运行时间从预计的5至6天延长至9至10天。[1]Cernavoda核电站平时占罗马尼亚电力生成的约20%，其停堆可能导致国家能源短缺。[1]罗马尼亚总理Ilie Bolojan已于7月31日宣布能源部门全国进入警戒状态。[1]
Romania's military took emergency action Thursday by sinking four barges filled with rocks into the Danube River in an effort to redirect water flow toward the Cernavoda nuclear power plant and prevent its second reactor from shutting down [1]. The extreme heat wave and low rainfall have driven the Danube's water level to record lows, forcing the plant's first reactor offline and threatening to halt the second within days [1].
The Danube's flow this week dropped to just 1,400 cubic meters per second, less than one-third of the normal volume for this season [1]. By sinking the barges, Romanian authorities hope to extend the second reactor's operational window from an expected five to six days to nine to ten days [1]. The Cernavoda facility typically accounts for approximately 20 percent of Romania's electricity generation, making its shutdown a significant concern for national energy security [1]. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan declared the energy sector in a state of alert nationwide on July 31 [1], underscoring the severity of the crisis facing the country's power supply.