Vienna, Aug 3 (EFE).- Unusually high temperatures and drought are keeping several Central European countries on alert on Monday, with nuclear power plants operating at minimum capacity in Romania and Hungary due to low water levels in the Danube, which is also affecting agriculture and transportation.
The flow of the Danube River has fallen to historic lows due to a lack of rain, reduced water from Alpine snowmelt, and successive heat waves that have affected the region for weeks.
Controlled blasting in Romania
In Romania, the military carried out controlled explosions on Monday to divert more water to the Cernavoda nuclear power plant, which supplies 20% of the country’s electricity, to keep one of its two reactors operational for a few more days.
The other reactor was shut down on Jul. 28 due to low water levels, which are used to cool the reactors.
