Spain delays nuclear power plant shutdown

Spain delays nuclear power plant shutdown  euractiv.com

Spain's leftist government has reversed course and extended the operating life of the country's largest nuclear plant to reduce exposure to turbulent energy markets, the state gazette showed on Friday.

Almaraz will remain in operation until 2030 after a decision by Pedro Sánchez's Government, a move warmly welcomed in the Extremadura region, which was hit by a major blackout in April last year and where the plant employs some 4,000 people.

14 August 2026 In the first six months of 2026, Romania’s Nuclearelectrica (BVB: SNN), the operator of the country’s sole nuclear energy plant, obtained a net profit of RON 1.18 billion (EUR 225 million), up 36.6% compared with the same period last year, according to the company’s financial report published on the Buch

Scorching heat and low rainfall in recent weeks have left the Danube River at record lows and forced the state-owned Cernavoda plant to shut down its first reactor in late July.

Romania had tried to avert a total shutdown of the plant, which usually generates a fifth of the country's electricity.

Scorching heat and low rainfall in recent weeks have left the Danube River at record lows and forced the state-owned Cernavoda plant to shut down its first reactor in late July.

Romania begins shutdown of nuclear plant's 2nd reactor amid low water levels on Danube River  Toronto Star

Romania has begun a controlled shutdown of the second reactor at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant

Romania has begun a controlled shutdown of the second reactor at the Cernavoda nuclear power plant

Police suspect cardiac arrest; the 51-year-old’s body has been sent for autopsy