The triple reactor of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant will return to electricity production already on Thursday, informs Power of Industry (TVO). However, the plant will be run at a lower power level until Friday.
TVO published the latest update on the situation of Olkiluoto 3 on Wednesday at 12:10. Earlier on Wednesday morning, the company said that the plant would be out of use until Friday.
Electricity production was interrupted in Olkiluoto 3 on Sunday in the early evening. The cause was a malfunction of the generator seal oil system.
Olkiluoto 3 is the largest power generation unit in Finland in terms of electrical output, so its disruptions will inevitably affect the price of electricity on the stock exchange. The prices of stock electricity for Thursday will be published on Wednesday at 2 p.m.
Story corrected 20.11.2024: Changed the title and intro to say that production starts already on Thursday, not Friday.