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Olkiluoto 2 temporarily halts electricity production

Published : 26 Jan 2023, 23:38

Updated : 26 Jan 2023, 23:41

  DF Report
Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant. Photo: TVO.

Power generation at the Olkiluoto 2 plant unit (OL2) will be suspended on Friday, 27 January pending the repair of a valve malfunction,said Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) in a press release.

The power downgrade will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday and the plant will be disconnected from the grid at around 7 p.m.

OL2´s electricity generation will resume on Sunday, 29 January. The plant unit will be paced back online on Sunday afternoon, after which a power increase will begin. Increasing the power takes about 50 hours.

The issue has no impact on nuclear safety.