The Olkiluoto 2 plant unit will be reconnected to the Finnish national grid at the end of the next week
The Olkiluoto 2 plant unit will be reconnected to the Finnish national grid at the end of the week number 51.
The plant unit came off the grid on Monday, December 10, at 12:22 p.m., due to an automatic scram. The plant unit is expected to be back in operation at the end of the next week number 51. The latest estimate date for start of production can be found on the Nord Pool website.
Prior to start-up, thorough inspections, maintenance and repair measures are carried out ensuring the function of all the systems. The cause of the fault is analysed and it is ensured that the corresponding event does not reoccur. The start-up of the plant unit requires the permission from the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, STUK.
No harm has been caused on people or the environment. The preliminary rating of the event on the international nuclear event scale (INES) is zero, i.e. the event has not affected nuclear safety.
The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority's press releases about the event can be read
here.
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