Cernavoda
- Country: Romania
- Role: Civil Power
- Status: Operating
- Year: 1996
Overview
Two CANDU-6 heavy water reactors on the Danube, the only Romanian nuclear plant, supplying about a fifth of national electricity, with unit 2 among world leaders by lifetime capacity factor. Plans for units 3 and 4 advanced again in the 2020s.
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