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Sizewell B nuclear power plant reconnected to the electricity grid

By Energy Connects

Aug 23, 2021

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Sizewell B was brought offline for planned maintenance and refueling.

Utility EDF Energy said it has reconnected its Sizewell B nuclear power plant with the electricity grid, after it was offline due to a maintenance outage.

"Turbine 2 of the pressurised water reactor synchronised to the grid on Sunday, with Turbine 1 due to follow later today," the company wrote to Reuters.

Sizewell B was brought offline for planned maintenance and refueling on April 16th. It has a total capacity of 1.2 gigawatts (GW).

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