Olkiluoto 3 away from the game a couple of months due to annual maintenance

Olkiluoto The annual maintenance of the third reactor of the nuclear power plant begins on Saturday, says the Nuclear Power Company Industry Power in his announcement. Over two months have been reserved for annual maintenance.

This time, the maintenance will be prepared for a longer future period, as the next annual maintenance will not be planned until September 2026.

In addition to the industry’s own staff, about 1,000 employees of subcontractors, about half of whom arrive from Olkiluoto from abroad, will participate in the annual service of the third reactor.

Olkiluoto 3 is one of the world’s largest nuclear power plant units and plays a major role in Finnish electricity production.

Third reactor After the annual maintenance, the Olkiluoto number one and second reactor annual maintenance.

The maintenance of all Olkiluoto plant units is carried out in several shifts around the clock.

Olkiluoto Ykkönen’s fuel downtime starts on May 11 and lasts less than a couple of weeks. Lastly, Olkiluoto Kakkonen’s maintenance downtime starts on 25 May and lasts about three weeks.

The annual maintenance of the Olkiluoto plant units is expected to be completed on June 15.