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Previous thread on it first going critical here:
Olkiluoto 3, the first EPR in Europe to make it to completion and achieve criticality has, as of yesterday, now produced first electricity connected to the grid.
Output can be tracked here, and this site will be active until the unit is declared in service/enters commercial operation:
Initial cycling has had the unit producing up to 223MWe, final electrical output will be ~1,600MWe.
The initial output tests are performed at 30% reactor power. Once complete, they will step-up to 60% power level, which will be the next thing to watch for.
This unit brings Finland's share of power provided by nuclear up to 40%; 30% generated at this single site.
Olkiluoto 3 - First EPR in Europe is alive
Was going to wait to post this until it was grid synch'd, but that seems to be coming up fast. On December 21st, 2021, the reactor went critical for the first time. This has been a LONG time coming. The plant is currently doing pre-commissioning testing, forced trips and similar, at low...
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Olkiluoto 3, the first EPR in Europe to make it to completion and achieve criticality has, as of yesterday, now produced first electricity connected to the grid.
Output can be tracked here, and this site will be active until the unit is declared in service/enters commercial operation:
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Initial cycling has had the unit producing up to 223MWe, final electrical output will be ~1,600MWe.
The initial output tests are performed at 30% reactor power. Once complete, they will step-up to 60% power level, which will be the next thing to watch for.
This unit brings Finland's share of power provided by nuclear up to 40%; 30% generated at this single site.