The Romanian army used explosives on Monday to clear a rock obstruction and help channel more water from the Danube River to the Cernavoda nuclear facility.
The army used 180 kilograms of explosives to dislodge the Parjoaia rock during an underwater demolition operation aimed at increasing the flow of the Danube toward Cernavoda, Anadolu agency reported.
Acting Defense Minister Radu Miruta described the intervention as a success.
“180 kilograms of explosives were introduced. (…) Regardless of the final consequences for the Cernavoda power plant in these days, what was achieved by dislodging this rock is something necessary for both navigation and dredging in the future, easing the dredging of the Old Danube branch,” Miruta reportedly said.
He said two barges brought to the site would be loaded in the coming hours and days with as much of the dislodged rock as possible.
“A heavy-duty crane will extract as much of the dislodged rock as it can and further clear the area,” Miruta added.