Olkiluoto nuclear power plant repairs are delayed

Olkiluoto 3’s repair takes place in Eurajoki.

The electricity production of the plant unit of the nuclear power plant was interrupted on Sunday due to turbine failurebut the facility was supposed to be back up and running on Monday.

However, according to Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), the repair “takes more time.”

“According to current information, the plant will return to electricity production in approximately two days,” TVO wrote on instant message service X on Monday at noon.

So this would mean Wednesday.

TVO: n according to the cause of the failure is a malfunction of the generator seal oil system.

The disturbance does not affect nuclear safety. Olkiluoto 1 and 2 produce electricity normally.

However, the absence of one plant unit can be seen as a sudden drop in electricity production.

On Sunday, nuclear power produced almost half of the country’s electricity production, i.e. just under 4,000 megawatts. The roof of the triple unit can be seen as a sudden drop in production of around 1,400 megawatts grid company In Fingrid’s statistics.