Dukovany nuclear plant begins planned maintenance outage

The Dukovany nuclear power plant in South Moravia has begun a planned outage of its first generating unit for regular maintenance, equipment inspections, and partial fuel replacement, which will last until October. The reactor's output started to decrease at noon, and it will stop supplying electricity to the grid in the evening. Over 18,000 tasks will be performed during the outage, including key checks on main circulation pumps, steam generators, and emergency systems. This is the third planned outage at Dukovany this year. CEZ, the plant's operator, is also preparing for the construction of two new units at Dukovany, expected to start by 2036.