The first canister has been packed successfully with test elements simulating actual fuel in the ongoing trial run of final disposal at the Onkalo used nuclear fuel repository, Finnish waste management company Posiva has announced.

The first stage of the trial run of placing disposal cannisters in the Onkalo used nuclear fuel repository has been completed successfully, Finnish waste management company Posiva has announced.

Westinghouse Electric Company of the USA and Hyundai Engineering & Construction of South Korea have signed a teaming agreement to pursue AP1000 technology opportunities in Sweden and Finland.

Finland's Helen has launched the first phase of its nuclear programme, aimed at constructing a small nuclear power plant for producing heat for Helsinki city. Meanwhile, Finnish small modular reactor developer Steady Energy has submitted documentation about its design to the country's nuclear regulator for pre-licensing review.

Tommi Nyman, CEO of Steady Energy, explains the aims of the LDR-50 small modular reactor that is designed to produce just heat, and not electricity.

The first batch of VVER-440 fuel assemblies supplied by Westinghouse has been loaded into unit 2 of Finland's Loviisa nuclear power plant.

Finnish waste management company Posiva announced it has begun a trial run of placing disposal cannisters in the Onkalo used nuclear fuel repository. No actual nuclear fuel is being used in the trial run.

Finnish small modular reactor developer Steady Energy has signed a one-year pre-planning agreement with Kuopion Energia aimed at constructing a small nuclear power plant to start producing district heat in the city of Kuopio in the early 2030s.

Nuclear is much cleaner and has less environmental impacts over the life cycle of the production than other energy sources for the Finnish and European district heating markets, a study by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has concluded.