Helsinki - Saba:
The Finnish nuclear power operator Fortum announced that the second power unit at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant is operating at reduced capacity due to a hydrogen leak.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the company said: "The second unit at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant will operate at half capacity on Sunday until the thermo-electric generator is repaired. Hydrogen consumption in the generator began to rise on May 3, indicating a hydrogen leak."
The company noted that the location of the leak had been identified and isolated in one of the four thermo-electric generators. According to Fortum, repairs are expected to take two days.
It added that the first power unit at the nuclear plant is operating normally.
The Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant is located in southern Finland, and its two units produce more than 10% of the country's consumed electricity.
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