Fennovoima's decision to terminate the engineering, procurement and construction contract with Rosatom for the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant at Pyhäjoki in northern Finland was unlawful, the Dispute Review Board has determined.

Finnish utility Fortum and Swedish small modular reactor project development company Kärnfull Next AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly explore opportunities in new nuclear for developing SMRs in Sweden.

Finland is committed to the safe, secure and sustainable management of radioactive waste as it nears completion of the world's first geological disposal facility for used fuel, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded.

The earliest date for resuming the production of electricity at Olkiluoto 3 has been moved back two weeks to 25 December, which would see regular electricity production due to start in February 2023, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has said.

Finnish firms Fortum and Helen have announced a joint study to explore possible collaboration in new nuclear power, especially small modular reactors.

Olkiluoto 3 will not resume producing electricity before December "at the earliest", TVO has said. Commissioning of the EPR in Finland was interrupted in October following the discovery of cracks in feedwater pumps.

The commissioning of a system for drying used nuclear fuel assemblies before they are sealed within copper canisters for final disposal has taken place at Finnish waste management company Posiva's encapsulation plant under construction at Olkiluoto.

The Finnish-German-Norwegian consortium Geological Repositories for Norway (GeoReN) has been awarded a framework agreement worth EUR40 million (USD41 million) to support the Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning agency in the management of radioactive waste.

It is not yet known when commissioning tests will resume at the Olkiluoto 3 EPR in Finland as investigations into the cause of damage in the feedwater pumps continue, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has said.

Cracks of a few centimetres have been identified in all four of the feedwater pumps of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR in Finland. Operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj said it does not yet know the impact this will have on the schedule for the plant's commissioning.

The start of regular electricity production at the Olkiluoto 3 EPR in Finland, currently scheduled for December, is likely to be delayed after damage was discovered in the internals of the feedwater pumps located in the plant's turbine island during maintenance and inspection work.

Finland has strengthened its regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety and made progress in recent years, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded. The Integrated Regulatory Review Service mission team recommended expediting a planned amendment of the legislation so that it covers all stages of the life cycle for nuclear and radiation facilities.