Reactor shutdown at Fortum's Loviisa nuclear power plant unit 2
Espoo, Finland, 2012-08-29 15:37 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRESS RELEASE 29
August 2012
Fortum's Loviisa nuclear power plant’s reactor unit 2 shut down due to a
turbine trip today, 29 August at 3.23 p.m. local time. The turbine trip was due
to annual maintenance work at Unit 1, causing both turbines of Unit 2 to trip,
whereafter the reactor was shut down. Due to the incident, a general "all
clear" alarm signal went off twice, unnecessarily.
The shutdown caused no threat to people, environment or the power plant.
Reasons for the disturbance are being investigated.
Fortum Corporation
Corporate Communications
Further information:
Peter Tuominen, Senior Manager, +358 50 452 4760
Fortum
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generations. We provide sustainable solutions that fulfil the needs for low
emissions, resource efficiency and energy security, and deliver excellent value
to our shareholders. Our activities cover the generation, distribution and
sales of electricity and heat as well as related expert services.
Fortum's operations focus on the Nordic countries, Russia, Poland and the
Baltics. In the future, the integrating European and fast-growing Asian energy
markets provide additional growth opportunities. In 2011, Fortum’s sales
totalled EUR 6.2 billion and comparable operating profit was EUR 1.8 billion.
We employ approximately 10,800 people. Fortum’s shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki.
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