Fonte da imagem, AFP via Getty ImagesLegenda da imagem, O segundo dos dois reatores nucleares de 706 megawatts em Cernavodă foi desconectado pouco antes do meio-dia na quinta-feira.
Romania has shut down its only nuclear power station because of extremely low water levels in the Danube river caused by prolonged hot weather affecting much of Europe.
The Cernavodă plant, where two reactors produce about 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
Earlier this week, authorities tried to increase the water flow to the plant - which uses the Danube for cooling - by sinking barges loaded with rocks in the river.
O país vizinho, Hungria, evitou até agora o fechamento de sua única usina nuclear em Paks, que também utiliza o Danúbio. As águas do segundo rio mais longo da Europa atingiram os níveis mais baixos em 30 anos em vários países.
The second of the two 706-megawatt reactors at Cernavodă was disconnected from the Romanian electricity grid just before midday on Thursday.
We do not foresee a restart within the next 10 days," plant director Romeo Urjan told the AFP news agency.
The first reactor had already been shut down in July.
Until now, Cernavodă had only been shut down once before in 2003.
A falta de energia é geralmente coberta por solar e eólica durante os dias quentes e ventosos - mas a geração tradicional movida a carvão e gás terá que ser suplementada por importações durante as noites.
Romania also has huge hydropower capacity, although that has been heavily cut by the same low river levels that caused the nuclear shutdown.
In Hungary, Prime Minister Péter Magyar warned last month that the Soviet-era Paks, which has four nuclear reactors, could be forced to shut down entirely for the first time.
Plant officials said that levels in the Danube were so low that the suction nozzles used to take in water could not reach it.
Figure caption, Sunken WW2 ships emerge from Danube after drop in water levels.
As mudanças climáticas estão aumentando as temperaturas em todo o mundo, mas particularmente na Europa.
It is the fasting warming continent, heating up twice as fast as the global average, according to the Copernicus climate service.
This is causing increased summer heatwaves, greater pressure on Europe's waters and more intense wildfires.
The Rhine - another of Europe's key waterway - is also suffering low water levels, which is severely limiting traffic.
The continent's agricultural sector has also taken a noticeable hit.
A ministra do Meio Ambiente da França, Monique Barbut, alertou que dados da agência nacional de estatísticas do país sugerem que as ondas de calor recentes podem gerar de €10bn a €15bn em custos diretos e indiretos.
Image source, ReutersImage caption, In England, temperatures on Thursday have already topped 37C (99F) in some places.
The Dutch bank Triodos said the extreme heat and its consequences could wipe out much of the projected economic growth for the EU.
The European Commission had forecast growth of 1. 1%, while the IMF expected the euro area to grow by around 0. 9%.
In England, temperatures on Thursday have provisionally reached 38. 1C (100. 6F) in Kew Gardens which, if confirmed, will mean it is the hottest day of the year so far.
Níveis baixos de água do rio Danúbio revelam restos de soldados e motocicleta da Segunda Guerra Mundial Publicado há 1 dia.
Rhine falls to record low levels as drought strains Europe's rivers.
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