Finland rss

TVO shows commitment to Olkiluoto 3

New Nuclear

14 June 2013

Olkiluoto 3 - May 2012 48The shareholders of Finland's Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) have agreed to €300 million ($400 million) of loan commitments to enable the company to realise the completion of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR project.

New backup generators for Olkiluoto

Corporate

08 May 2013

Nine new backup generators will be delivered to the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in what owners TVO are describing as the largest ever individual modification of the plant. These are to be supplied and installed by Wärtsilä over the period 2016 to 2020.

Another option for Hanhikivi

New Nuclear

05 April 2013

AES-2006 plant 48Fennovoima has invited Rosatom to participate in "direct negotiations" on the supply of a mid-sized AES-2006 reactor for its planned Hanhikivi plant in Finland. Toshiba's larger EU-ABWR is also under consideration.

IEA praises nuclear's role in Finnish policy

Nuclear Policies

23 May 2013

Finland's energy policy framework - including the expanded use of nuclear energy - paves the way for a more sustainable energy system in the longer term, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Air cooling for Finnish plant

Regulation and Safety

17 April 2013

Loviisa (Fortum)_48New cooling towers will help to ensure safety at Finland's Loviisa nuclear power plant even if the seawater normally used to cool the plant were to be unavailable.

Finnish waste fund continues to grow

Waste and Recycling

26 March 2013

Finnish nuclear operators had set aside a total of €2.16 billion ($2.77 billion) by the end of 2012 for waste disposal and decommissioning activities, the country's Ministry for Employment and the Economy reported.