Romanian navy blows up rock in DanubeRomania Uses Controlled Explosion in Danube to Safeguard Nuclear Power Plant CoolingRomania has carried out a controlled explosion in the Danube River to increase water flow to the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant after prolonged drought pushed river levels to critical lows. The work focused on maintaining the volume of water required for the nuclear power plant's cooling systems. Earlier, one of the reactors at the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant was temporarily taken offline because of the severe drought and declining river levels. Climate Change Poses New Challenges for Nuclear EnergyThe Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant is one of Romania's most strategically important energy assets, generating roughly one-fifth of the country's electricity. Nuclear power plants depend on large volumes of water to safely cool their reactors.