# Romania’s Nuclearelectrica begins shutting down its sole operating reactor

https://mins.news/en/item/21266

- Reuters, 2026-08-13 13:15 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/romanian-nuclearelectrica-starts-shutting-down-sole-working-nuclear-reactor-2026-08-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7dc373325a7500012a9662

> Romania’s state-owned nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica said it has begun disconnecting its only operating reactor from the grid because the Danube River has reached record-low levels.

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