Unit 2 at the Dukovany nuclear power station in the Czech Republic has begun supplying electricity to the grid after a one-month shutdown for replacement of about one-quarter of its fuel rods and modernisation of key equipment in the primary and secondary circuits.
Czech state power company ČEZ said the work was part of a project aimed at operating the 471-MW Russia-designed VVER plant for at least 60 years.
ČEZ said earlier this year it plans to invest more than CZK2.3bn ($107m, €98m) in the Dukovany nuclear power station in 2023 – almost CZK500m more than last year with investments primarily aimed at ensuring the station’s four units can continue to operate until around 2047.
Czech state power company ČEZ said the work was part of a project aimed at operating the 471-MW Russia-designed VVER plant for at least 60 years.
ČEZ said earlier this year it plans to invest more than CZK2.3bn ($107m, €98m) in the Dukovany nuclear power station in 2023 – almost CZK500m more than last year with investments primarily aimed at ensuring the station’s four units can continue to operate until around 2047.
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