Romania uses controlled blast to reroute Danube water to its last reactor amid drought
TL;DR
Romania detonated a controlled blast to shift flow around the Danube and direct cooling water to its sole operating nuclear reactor as drought squeezes water levels; Hungary’s Paks plant has also reduced output, raising concerns of a regional energy crisis and potential weeks-long outages as both countries depend on the river for cooling.
- Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor The Guardian
- South-eastern Europe faces heatwave energy crunch as Romania detonates Danube rock to increase water flow – Europe live The Guardian
- Romania blasts rocks to reroute cooling Danube water to nuclear reactor Reuters
- Hungary braced for power cuts amid extreme drought Financial Times
- Eastern and Central Europe on brink of energy emergency amid record-low water and heatwaves Sky News
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