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No room at the repository
A repository for used fuel from TVO and Fortum's reactors could not safely be expanded to accommodate used fuel from Fennovoima's planned reactor, the companies have said, despite government pressure to make a deal.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 9 March 2012
Work together on waste, says government
Finland's government has instructed Posiva and Fennovoima to cooperate on managing their nuclear waste, and is prepared to invoke the force of nuclear law to make it happen.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 2 March 2012
Turbine island progress at Olkiluoto 3
Commissioning has begun for the turbine island systems for Finland's newest nuclear power station, Olkiluoto 3.
New Nuclear
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Bids in for new Finnish plant
Fennovoima has received commercial bids from Areva and Toshiba for the construction of its planned nuclear power plant in Pyhäjoki on the western coast of Finland. A final decision on the plant supplier will be made by the end of next year.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 1 February 2012
More approvals for Finnish U plans
Talvivaara's plans to produce by-product uranium in Finland have taken a step nearer to licensing with the release of a positive opinion on the uranium recovery process from the European Commission, while Finnish regulators have found the radiation risks from the operation to be low.
Uranium & Fuel
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Monday, 23 January 2012
New date for Olkiluoto 3
August 2014 is the date that Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) expects to see power flow from its new reactor, Olkiluoto 3, according to a single-line statement issued on 21 December. The announcement brought a little more clarity to the unit's schedule compared with TVO's last announcement, which specified only the year 2014. The Finnish utility said it had been informed by the Areva-Siemens consortium building the unit that August 2014 was scheduled for commercial operation. Construction started in May 2005.
Other News
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011
All change at Tournigan
Tournigan Energy is acquiring uranium assets in Sweden and Finland, has forged an alliance to advance work on its Slovakian interests and announced a name change.
Corporate
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Thursday, 8 December 2011
Fortum for fourth Olkiluoto unit
Finnish utility Fortum will participate in the financing of the bidding and engineering phase of the proposed fourth unit at Olkiluoto.
New Nuclear
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Thursday, 3 November 2011
Finnish reactors pass stress tests
Stress tests at Finland's nuclear power plants show that no major modifications are needed, utilities Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) have told the Finnish nuclear regulator.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Site selected for new Finnish plant
The municipality of Pyhäjoki on Finland's western coast has been selected by Fennovoima as the site of the country's third nuclear power plant. Site preparations for the plant could start by the end of 2012.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Finnish poll shows continued support for nuclear
The majority of Finns support the continued use of nuclear energy in the country, a poll on attitudes to energy policy shows. The poll is the latest in a series that has been conducted annually since 1983.
Nuclear Policies
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Friday, 13 August 2010
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