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Romania shut down its sole nuclear plant while Hungary is trying to salvage the operation of its own facility as a persistent drought curbs Danube river flows and hampers the cooling of reactors.
Romanian authorities have found wreckage from another drone in Plauru, Tulcea County, just two kilometres from the Ukrainian border, marking the fourth such incident in 24 hours.
The plant accounts for about 20% of the country’s electricity generation when fully operational and uses river water to cool its two reactors.
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Falling Danube flow forces shutdown of Romania’s sole nuclear plant
Romania had tried to avert a total shutdown of the plant, which usually generates a fifth of the country’s electricity.
Romania held interest rates at the highest level in the European Union, with the central bank waiting for inflation to slow below 10% and political turmoil to subside before considering policy easing.
Romanian forces destroyed two Gerbera-type drones on 11 August that were drifting in Romania's exclusive economic zone in Black Sea near the Neptun Deep offshore gas project.