On the one hand, the ongoing safety modernisation at unit Oskarshamn 2 (O2) involved a period of downtime at the facility as from the 1 June. On the other hand, the modernised unit Oskarshamn 3 (O3) stood for the largest deliveries ever.
With a delivery volume of 9.4 TWh in 2013, unit O3 was very close to beating the production record from 2006. Through the power uprate included in the modernisation of the facility, not even a number of operational disturbances that occurred during this past autumn could stop 2013 from becoming a great year for unit O3.
– This is a proof of the capacity the world’s largest reactor in its kind has today, says the managing director of OKG, Johan Svenningsson. This sets the standards for the coming production years at unit O3, and at the same time it leads to expectations on the result of the ongoing modernisation of unit O2.
This very complex installation work is in progress since June 2013, and it means that last year’s delivery volume for unit O2 ended on 1.7 TWh. The corresponding amount for unit Oskarshamn 1 (O1) was 0.5 TWh, mainly due to various problems with the conventional turbine equipment.
– The aim for 2014 is naturally to resume and maintain a stable production at unit O1, while we at the same time in a safe manner pursue the modernisation work at unit O2 according to the current plan, says Johan Svenningsson. By having a continuously high delivery capacity at unit O3 we should be looking forward to an even better year than 2013. All in all, the year of 2014 shall thus become the year when we establish a secure foundation for our future deliveries.
