罗马尼亚于周四启动了切尔纳沃达核电站第二座反应堆的受控关闭程序[1]。这一决定源于严重干旱导致多瑙河水位跌至历史最低水平[1]，而该核电站需要河水对两座反应堆进行冷却[1]。
切尔纳沃达核电站是罗马尼亚重要的能源设施，其发电量占全国总发电量的20%[1]。该核电站的第一座反应堆已于7月底关闭[1]。罗马尼亚能源部已确认，电力短缺将通过替代能源和进口电力来弥补[1]。7月31日，罗马尼亚能源部长宣布全国能源部门进入警戒状态[1]。为应对水位危机，罗马尼亚军方上周采取行动，用炸药从多瑙河中炸出岩石，并用四艘驳船沉放形成水下屏障[1]。
Romania initiated a controlled shutdown of the second reactor at its Cernavoda nuclear power plant on Thursday in response to severe drought conditions that have pushed the Danube River to historic low water levels [1]. The facility, which accounts for 20 percent of Romania's electricity generation, requires river water to cool both of its reactors [1]. The first reactor had already been taken offline at the end of July [1].
The Romanian energy ministry has stated that alternative energy sources and imported electricity will fully compensate for the power supply loss [1]. In a separate effort to address the Danube's navigability crisis, the Romanian military used explosives to blast rocks from the riverbed and deployed four barges to create an underwater barrier [1]. The energy department had declared the entire national energy sector in an alert status as of July 31 [1].