“Energoatom repairs NPP power units ahead of schedule, – Kotin
13 June 2024 14:43
The safe and efficient operation of nuclear reactors at domestic NPPs requires annual scheduled preventive maintenance, including nuclear fuel refueling and mandatory scheduled maintenance. As a rule, such repairs are carried out in the warm season to maximise the capacity of nuclear generation during the autumn and winter period, the press service of Energoatom informs, according to Komersant ukrainskyi 
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This year, repairs are being carried out at 8 power units of Rivne, South Ukrainian and Khmelnytsky N PPs. Zaporizhzhya N PP has not undergone scheduled preventive repairs since its occupation.
The work is carried out according to the repair campaign schedule agreed with Ukrenergo. The schedule is optimally designed and takes into account the complexity of the power supply situation.
According to the Acting Chairman of the Board of NNEGC Energoatom, Petro Kotin, this year, just like last year, the Company is carrying out scheduled preventive maintenance of NPP power units as quickly and efficiently as possible to ensure their reliable operation during the heating season.
“In recent months, Energoatom has already completed repairs of 3 power units with a capacity of 2420 MW. Thanks to the round-the-clock, high-quality and efficient work of nuclear engineers, the total duration of repairs has already been reduced by 22.3 days from the planned one. As a result, NPPs generated an additional 171.84 million kW of electricity and supported the power system by reducing the duration of outages in June,” said Pyotr Kotin.
In the coming days, Energoatom will take another thousand-megawatt power unit out of service. Given this, as well as the increase in electricity consumption in July, the generation deficit in the power system may increase . But, on the other hand, this repair schedule will help to minimise the duration of forced power outages in the autumn, the company emphasises.
