The flow of the Danube, one of Europe\u2019s largest rivers and the most important one in Romania, will remain steady over the next three days, at 1,350 cubic meters per second in the Romanian section.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, the flow will decrease slightly until October 8, to 1,250 cubic meters per second, according to Agerpres<\/a>.<\/p>\n Downstream from the Iron Gates, the natural border between Romania to the north and Serbia to the south, flows will generally decrease, except for the first two days of the forecast period, when they will remain relatively steady along the Br\u0103ila\u2013Tulcea sector.<\/p>\n The Danube’s flows, which reached their lowest levels in history this summer, led to the shutdown<\/a> of the two reactors at the Cernavod\u0103 Nuclear Power Plant. The river water is paramount for the cooling process of the reactors, and the plant cannot be safely operated without an appropriate level of water.<\/p>\n The two units together provide nearly 20% of the national electricity consumption from the grid and are the largest generating units in Romania, with 680 MW each.<\/p>\n