Romanian Nuclearelectrica Restarts 1st Nuke Operations

Romanian state-owned nuclear energy company Nuclearelectrica restarted Monday the operations at nuclear reactor 1 of the country's sole nuclear power plant in Cernavoda, which was shut down Saturday due to a cracked water pipe.

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Nuclearelectrica had initially estimated that its nuclear reactor 1 will be shut down for seven days. Sunday, it announced the reactor will be reconnected to the national system Tuesday.

Cernavoda’s nuclear reactor 2 is currently subject to overhaul works.

The Cernavoda nuclear power plant has two 700-megawatt reactors, which provide around 17% of the country's power needs.

Romania plans to build another two reactors at Cernavoda, which are scheduled to become operational by 2015-2016.

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