New nuclear power station in Finland is further delayed

The Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat ran a story (Helsingin Sanomat, 20th of April 2010: "Olkiluodon kolmosreaktori viiv?stynee edelleen reippaasti") today that the start of the commercial operation the Okiluoto3 plant will be delayed even further than 2012.

Originally the plant was supposed to be up and running by 2009. The construction company Areva still claims to make it operational by 2012 but their Finnish customer TVO is no longer as positive. TVO project director Jouni Silvennoinen refuses to give his own estimation on the timetable.

Our estimation is that very optimistically it might start operating in 2014, five years late and 13 years after the parliamentary decision.

However before even testing the plant can be started, Areva still needs to set up the reactor itself. The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has had to interfere in many previous construction phases and it's quite possible that the delay will be even longer.

Greenpeace Nordic, Helsinki

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20 April 2010 12:22, Jehki Harkonen wrote: