Sweden’s largest nuclear power plant, Oskarshamn 3, will be commissioned on Saturday 80 hours earlier than planned. The spokesperson of the nuclear power plant explains the matter Desiree Liljevall news agency for TT (you switch to another service). The reactor is scheduled to be commissioned at five in the afternoon Finnish time.
Oskarshamn 3 was taken out of service due to turbine failure on 9 December.
Oskarshamn 3 produces 1,400 megawatts of electricity under normal conditions. Swedish public broadcasting company According to SVT (you switch to another service) the power plant accounts for about seven percent of Sweden’s energy supply.
Reactor Physicist Janne Wallenius estimated for SVT on Saturday morning that the commissioning of the reactor will affect the price of electricity.
Good news for the electricity market
The start-up of the nuclear power plant on schedule can also be good news for Finland and the other Nordic countries.
Among other things, the 3rd power plant of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant
the delay in starting up and the quiet period of frost that started in mid-December have made Finland even more dependent on Sweden’s electricity production.
At the same time as the Oskarshamn 3 maintenance break, the 1,100 megawatt Ringhals 4 reactor has also been shut down for repairs in the fall. The repairs are expected to last at least until the end of February (you will switch to another service) until.
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