BRATISLAVA, October 14. /TASS/. Utility Slovenske Elektrarne has decided to delay connecting the fourth power unit of the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in central Slovakia to the grid, the TASR news agency reported.
Slovenske Elektrarne, the operator of two nuclear power plants in in the country, postponed the connection scheduled for Tuesday due to an unusual reaction during technical tests, according to the report.
On June 29, Slovak media reported the start of the process to bring the NPP’s new power unit online. It was also announced that the loading of nuclear fuel had begun for the reactor of the fourth power unit at the Mochovce NPP, which was built using Soviet technology. The fuel was supplied by a Rosatom subsidiary.