Unit 1 at Romania's Cernavoda NPP returns to nominal power

During the night of August 23 and on August 24, power at Unit 1 was reduced in order to modify parameters of the turbine condenser due to accumulation of impurities in the water, such as algae and mud, Nuclearelectrica said in a filing to the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB).

The power reduction and completion of works were carried out in compliance with specific procedures and had no impact on the personnel, nuclear safety, environment and population, the company said.

The Cernavoda NPP, located in southeastern Romania, has two reactors of 700 megawatts each. Its output cover around a fifth of the country's electricity needs.

Nuclearelectrica's shares traded 1.28% lower at 46.35 lei ($9.5/ 9.5 euro) as at 1156 CET on Thursday on the BVB.

(1 euro = 4.8756 Romanian lei)