Figures indicate that the shutdown of the second of two Cernavoda reactors is imminent. The National Administration of Romanian Waters said on August 10 that the Danube level at Cernavoda had fallen to -227 cm, compared with the minimum operating level of -230 cm, Agerpres reported. The authority forecast that the Danube level at Cernavoda would continue declining by around 2 cm per day through August 14. The rate is expected to slow to 1 cm per day thereafter, with the level forecast to stabilize around -236 cm on August 16. The forecast would take the water level well below the technical threshold required for the plant's second reactor.