The company said the works related to the planned outage of Cernavoda NPP Unit 1 were completed on Monday, June 4th 2018, and the reconnection to the National Power Grid took place on the same day at 05:02 hours.

Unit 1 entered the planned outage program in order to perform scheduled maintenance works, which are performed once every two years for each unit. During the planned outage, the nuclear reactor underwent maintenance, inspection, and testing.

All the works related to the planned outage were performed under nuclear safety conditions for the personnel of the power plant, the public and the environment, as per the procedures used at Cernavoda NPP.

The Romanian state holds a stake of nearly 82.5% in Nuclearelectrica, investment fund Fondul Proprietatea holds approximately 9.1% and the remaining ownership interest is distributed among other investors.