For the first time in Ukraine, all 15 nuclear power units have been connected to the power grid. This is reported by SE NNEGC Energoatom.
"Today, January 30, 2022, at 05:45, power unit No. 4 of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant was connected to the power grid after completing its medium scheduled preventive repair and nuclear fuel reloading. Capacity ramp-up is ongoing," the statement says.
There are no complaints about the operation of the main equipment of the operating power units or about the nuclear power plant personnel; the equipment is functioning in the set mode.
"For the first time in the history of Ukraine's nuclear power industry, SE NNEGC Energoatom is operating all 15 power units simultaneously," the company emphasized.
Energoatom recalled that since December 2021 the company had been operating 14 of its 15 power units, ensuring a stable passage of the autumn-winter period.