1st Zaporozhye NPP unit ahead of time connected to the network after the planned recovery, informs on the First day of the weekend and the Ministry of energy of Ukraine.

" The thirteenth of December 18. 04 (19. 04 MSK) unit? 1 Zaporizhzhya NPP is connected to the network Field completion planned secondary recovery before the scheduled date. At this point in time at Zaporozhe nuclear power plants are in operation all six units. The total capacity of 5300 MW ", - reported in the dispatch office.

It is noted that currently the Zaporizhzhya NPP has concentrated all forces and means for issuing a maximum power in order to compensate for nedorabotka thermal stations. Early withdrawal of the unit from the planned recovery means that the country will receive an additional kilowatt-hours of electricity required for the life of Ukraine. Currently in Ukraine occur electricity blackouts because of lack of capacity.

The duration of the recovery was 96 days. For such a long time due to the implementation of the planned activities associated with the prolongation of the life of the unit. Design lifetime of the first block will End on December 23, 2015.

" During the execution of the work was conducted and will be conducted in the future to replace most hardware unit that will allow you to apply it yet for thirty years ", - quotes the Ministry Director General ZNPP Vyacheslav Tishchenko.

Zaporizhzhya NPP is the largest energy facility in Ukraine and in the EU with an installed capacity of 6000 MW. At ZNPP operated six power units with a capacity of one million kW each.

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