Romania’s works on Danube ease risks of future shutdown of Cernavodă nuclear plant

10 August 2026 The Danube level close to Romania’s Cernavodă nuclear plant increased by some 8 cm compared to the projected level after two barges were sunk to change the water flow, the manager of the nuclear plant, Romeo Urjan, announced, cited by Digi24 on Sunday, August 9. The updated forecast indicated at that moment that the plant could keep functioning for another nine days before full shutdown under the conditions of low Danube flow rates – compared to four to five days estimated previously. The effects of the latter two of the total of four barges sunk in a complex operation aimed at diverting more water to the Danube arm supplying water to Cernavodă could be visible on Monday, August 10, according to the Romanian Waters National Administration Company, which participated in the o