Damaged fuel to be removed from Olkiluoto 1 plant unit’s reactor
Indications of damaged fuel have been detected at Olkiluoto 1 (OL1), as a result of which the power level of the plant unit will be reduced to 65 percent on Thursday, 7 July, starting from 8 a.m. At this power level, the damaged fuel will be localised. The increase of the power level will start on the same day at approximately 8:45 p.m., and full power is expected to be reached on Friday, 8 July at 10:15 a.m. On Sunday, 10 July 2022 at 4 p.m., measures will be started to bring the plant unit to a shutdown in order to remove the damaged fuel elements. The plant unit will be disconnected