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    Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant turbine automation to be upgraded

    FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 11.9.2024  Fortum’s Loviisa power plant is upgrading the automation of the turbine protection and control systems of both power plant units. The upgrade is part of the lifetime extension-related investments consisting of continuous improvements to ensure reliable electricity production until the end of the plant's lifetime.  ”The existing turbine protection and control systems are reaching the end of their technical service life, and the availability of spare parts is diminishing. The aim of the automation upgrade project is to ensure the

    Fortum Loviisa nuclear power plant’s annual outage 2024 to begin

    FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 31.7.2024 The annual outage of Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant will begin with Unit 2 on Sunday, August 4th, followed by the servicing of Unit 1. This year, Loviisa 2 will undergo a short outage and Loviisa 1 will undergo the extensive annual outage, i.e. the so-called 4-year annual outage. The annual outages are expected to last approximately 51 days. During the annual outages, a quarter of the fuel will be replaced. In addition to this, both units will undergo various types of preliminary maintenance work, inspections, repairs and tests.  ”

    Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant low-pressure turbines to be modernised, increasing capacity by approximately 38 MW

    FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 29.5.2024  Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant’s low-pressure turbines will be modernised. The modernisations, starting in 2026, are part of the lifetime extension-related investments consisting of continuous improvements to ensure reliable electricity production until the end of the plant's lifetime. The modernisation of the turbines will also increase the total capacity of the plant by approximately 38 megawatts, increasing the output of the power plant during its lifetime by approximately 7 terawatt-hours. In February 2023, the Finnish Government

    Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant generated 8.09 terawatt-hours of carbon-free electricity in 2023

    FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 4.1.2024 Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant had a good production year in 2023. The power plant generated a total of 8.09 terawatt-hours of carbon-free electricity.  Loviisa 1 generated 3.99 TWh of power and its load factor was 89.79%; Loviisa 2 generated 4.10 TWh of power and its load factor was 92.32%. The combined load factor of the plant units was 91.06%. “Last year Loviisa produced about 10% of Finland’s electricity demand. This is equivalent to the electricity consumption of the entire Helsinki metropolitan area,” says Sasu Valkamo, Vice

    Annual outage 2019 at Fortum's Loviisa nuclear power plant completed

    Both units at Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant are back in production upon completion of their annual outages. The annual outage of Unit 2 lasted nearly 26 days, until 13 September 2019, and the maintenance outage of Unit 1 lasted 20 days, until 27 September. Both units underwent a refuelling outage, during which about one quarter of the fuel was replaced. The planned duration of Unit 2’s refuelling outage was exceeded by about eight days because of the repairs made during the annual outage to the cooling piping of two of the four emergency generators where leaks had been discovered

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