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Cernavoda, Paks, Gravelines plants suffer as European heat wave impacts water sources
Romania has taken its last operating reactor off line due to the record-low water levels of the Danube River, in what is the latest example of how the historic heat wave gripping Europe has impacted the river levels and water temperatures needed to operate nuclear power plants across the continent. The situation is not isolated to Romania, however, as power plants in Hungary and France are also facing challenges.
Daniel Gould, Hitesh Bindra (Kansas State)
Transactions | Volume 117 | Number 1 | October 2017 | Pages 101-103
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