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Romania’s sole nuclear power plant Cernavoda shut down Tuesday evening after a powerful storm battered the southeastern region of the country and damaged power lines connecting the plant to the national power grid, the plant’s operator Nuclearelectrica said Wednesday in a statement.

Romania is looking into ways to retain a majority stake in the joint venture with major investors interested in building two nuclear reactors estimated at EUR2.2 billion, Romanian Finance and Economy Minister Varujan Vosganian said Thursday.