Finnish state-owned vitality firm Fortum Oyj’s Loviisa nuclear energy plant has obtained the primary batch of Westinghouse Electrical Firm nuclear gasoline throughout its annual outage in August. In a media launch, Fortum mentioned the loading now ensures a dependable Western various for gasoline deliveries to the Loviisa energy plant.
Fortum contracted Westinghouse in November 2022 to design, license, and provide a brand new kind of gasoline for the nuclear facility. The 2 corporations carried out the preliminary check throughout Fortum’s August 2023 outage. Westinghouse loaded a check component not containing uranium pellets into the Loviisa 2 reactor of the power. This allowed the gathering of mechanical working expertise of the brand new gasoline kind.
“The secure and dependable operation of our Loviisa nuclear energy plant is essential for Finland’s safety of provide. Our prospects depend upon the secure and clear electrical energy we produce in Loviisa with excessive availability. Diversifying the facility plant’s gasoline provide has been a precedence for us over the previous two years, and we’re delighted to have reached this vital milestone along with Westinghouse”, Petra Lundström, Govt Vice President for Nuclear Era at Fortum, mentioned.
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Westinghouse boasts a partnership with the Nordic area, spanning over 50 years. The corporate provides the one Western-designed water-water energetic reactor gasoline and boasts a robust regional presence in Sweden, all elements that might help Fortum’s long-term operational goals, Fortum mentioned.
The Loviisa nuclear energy plant has obtained an extension of its working license till 2050. The Finnish authorities issued a life extension in February 2023. The settlement with Westinghouse ensures gasoline provide for the power till the procurement is tendered as a part of the plant’s lifetime extension, Fortum mentioned. Having various gasoline suppliers is a prerequisite for tendering.
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