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OL3 nuke power plant resumption delays for 3rd time due to glitches

Published : 29 Apr 2024, 02:25

Updated : 29 Apr 2024, 02:53

  DF Report
Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear power plant. Photo: TVO.

The resumption of power generation at the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant will be delayed further by four more days due technical problems, said the owner of the plant Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) in a press release on Sunday.

According to the updated schedule, the outage will now be completed by May 8.

Earlier on April 21, the TVO announced that resumption of power generation at the plant will be delayed by six more days due technical problems.

On March 28, the TVO said that the outage of Olkiluoto 3 would be extended by five days and scheduled to be ended on April 20.

Power generation at the OL3 plant remained suspended due to the annual outage since March 2.

About 1,100 external professionals are involved in the outage.