{"id":12802,"date":"2026-11-05T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T07:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12802"},"modified":"2026-11-05T07:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T07:00:48","slug":"cernavoda-nuclear-reactor-to-reconnect-to-grid-this-week-after-three-month-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=12802","title":{"rendered":"Cernavod\u0103 nuclear reactor to reconnect to grid this week after three-month shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nuclear energy producer Nuclearelectrica announced<\/a> that it started procedures to reconnect Unit 1 of the Cernavod\u0103 Nuclear Power Plant after the minimum required conditions were met. The reactor is expected to be synchronized with Romania\u2019s national electricity grid on Friday, November 6, following a shutdown of more than three months.<\/p>\n

Unit 1 was taken offline in a controlled procedure on July 28 because of the severe drought and low Danube water levels. The river\u2019s flow has increased in recent days, allowing the company to begin the reconnection process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe start of Unit 1\u2019s reconnection procedures, following the fulfillment of the minimum conditions for fully safe synchronization, is an important step,\u201d Nuclearelectrica CEO Mihai Gioar\u0103 said. \u201cSynchronizing Unit 1 with the National Energy System is necessary to ensure energy security and system stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nuclearelectrica said reconnecting a nuclear reactor was a complex and strictly regulated operation carried out under nuclear safety requirements.<\/p>\n

Unit 1 requires large volumes of cooling water, and its operation will lower the water level in the plant\u2019s intake basin. As a result, Unit 2 can only be restarted if the Danube\u2019s water level continues to rise, the company explained.<\/p>\n

Unit 2 has remained offline since August 13<\/a>, when it was also shut down because of the drought. Once sufficient conditions are met, it will be restarted and subsequently synchronized with the grid.<\/p>\n

The Cernavod\u0103 plant operates two reactors, each with an installed capacity of 700 MWe. Together, they normally account for approximately 20% of Romania\u2019s electricity production.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nuclear energy producer Nuclearelectrica announced that it started procedures to reconnect Unit 1 of the Cernavod\u0103 Nuclear Power Plant after the minimum required conditions were met. The reactor is expected to be synchronized with Romania\u2019s national electricity grid on Friday, November 6, following a shutdown of more than three months. Unit 1 was taken offline […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12802\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}