The Olkiluoto-2 nuclear power plant in Finland was expected to reach full production power today (Tuesday 22 December) after being reconnected to the Finnish national grid following an incident on 10 December caused by a fault in the purification system for the reactor cooling water
Operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said the 890-MW boiling water reactor unit was reconnected to the grid at 23.53 local time on 21 December.
Operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said the 890-MW boiling water reactor unit was reconnected to the grid at 23.53 local time on 21 December.
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