“Unit 2 will be shutdown in a controlled manner on 05.09.2018, starting with 15:00, in order to perform repair works at the bridge of the fuel loading/unloading machine. We estimate that the controlled outage will last 72 hours. The controlled outage and the repair works will be completed under full safety conditions in compliance with the procedures of the power plant,” Nuclearelectrica said in a statement Tuesday.

Nuclearelectrica reported a net profit of RON182.3 million for the first half of the year, up 15.9% compared with the same period last year. It is 82.49% held by the Romanian state and 7.12% by investment fund Fondul Proprietatea (FP.RO).