Photo: Informacini center VP HAES At the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant started generating unit 1

The power unit KNPP-1 was disconnected from the power system of the country at the end of November 2018 for the planned repair of the generator. Within six years of the finishing date was repeatedly postponed.

At Khmelnitsky nuclear power elektrostantsii April 10 at 1.26 after completion of repairs, plugged in and started up the unit 1. This reports the press service of the NPP on its official website.

“At the moment the capacity is 450 MW, is the gradual increase of strain up to par”, – stated in the message.

The power unit KNPP-1 was disconnected from the power system of the country at the end of November 2018 for the planned repair of the generator. Within six years of the finishing date was postponed several times: first from August 2019 to December 2019, and then from December 27 to January 2020, and then on 6 February and 26 March.

On HAES shifts the end of the repair explained identified defects auxiliary systems of the generator and other technical problems.

On March 29 the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine changed the leader of the National nuclear energy generating company Energoatom.

Energoatom is the operator of the four operating nuclear power plants of Ukraine and operates 15 power units with total capacity 13,835 GW, providing between 55% and 70% of Ukraine’s needs for electricity.

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