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Romania blows up rocks in the river

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In Romania it rains very little. The water in the river is very low. This is a big problem for the nuclear power plant. The plant needs much water for cooling. Without cooling the plant must stop. One reactor already stops.

The army helps now. Soldiers blow up rocks in the river. They use 180 kilos of bomb material. Ships take the broken stones away. More water flows to the plant now. The minister says that the work is good.

The plant is very important for the country. It makes 20 percent of all power. If the water drops more, plants must stop. The heat makes the work very urgent. Also ships can drive better now.

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Definitions

Nuclear power plant
A big factory that makes power from atoms.
Cooling
A system that takes heat away so machines stay safe.
Reactor
The part of the plant that makes energy.

People

Radu Miruță
The defense minister of Romania.

Locations

Romania
A country in the south east of Europe.
River
A big stream of water that flows through land.
Cernavodă
A city in Romania with a big power plant.

Sources

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Tiroler Tageszeitung

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