# B1 French News | Romania's Only Nuclear Plant Shuts After Danube Drops

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Podcast: [Learn French B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132)
Published: 2026-08-14T03:59:22+00:00
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Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Romania shuts its only nuclear plant after the Danube drops too low for cooling, and restart is not expected for ten days. Also: Taiwan slows mobile internet to text-only speed for 30 minutes during a defense drill tied to the Han Kuang exercises. Aujourd'hui : La centrale nucléaire roumaine s’arrête · À Taïwan, l’internet est ralenti. Today’s French focus: être limité à, to be limited to = to be limited to. Vocabulary: le fleuve (river), le refroidissement (cooling), le débit (flow rate). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-08-14 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

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