Al Jazeera
Romanian navy blasts riverbed to protect nuclear plant
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Deutsche Welle
Dry Danube River threatens nuclear power in Romania, Hungary
Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant was operating at about 10% of capacity because of a lack of cooling riverwater. In Romania, the military blew up a rock outcrop in a bid to improve water flow to the Cernavoda plant.
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