Dukovany power plant reconnects first and second unit to grid

The second unit of the Dukovany nuclear power has been reconnected to the grid and the plant’s first unit should start producing power on Sunday, the plant's spokesman Jiří Bezdek told the ctk news agency. The shutdowns of both units was longer than expected due to repeated checks of faulty welds. The plant’s first unit was out of operation since August of last year and the second since September 2015. The power utility ČEZ, which owns the power plant, lost 2.5 billion crowns due to the shutdown of the two units.