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Rafael Grossi visit to Olkiluoto NPP on 26 November 2020 Olkiluoto 3 in 2009. Unit 3 is a EPR, a type of third generation pressurized water reactor. It has a nameplate capacity of 1600 MW. Japan Steel Works and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries manufactured the unit's 526-ton reactor pressure vessel. [22]
Into Eternity is a 2010 Danish documentary film directed by Michael Madsen, [1] released in 2010. [2] It follows the construction of the Onkalo waste repository at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on the island of Olkiluoto, Finland. Director Michael Madsen questions Onkalo's intended eternal existence, addressing an audience in the remote future.
Olkiluoto 3 under construction in 2009. It achieved first criticality in December 2021 [48] and started regular electricity production in April 2023. [4] Construction of the Olkiluoto 3 [49] power station in Finland began in August 2005. [4] The station has an electrical power output of 1600 MWe (net). [10]
[1] [2] It is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in the municipality of Eurajoki, on the west coast of Finland. It will be the world's first long-term disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel. [a] [3] It is being constructed by Posiva, and is based on the KBS-3 method of nuclear waste burial developed in Sweden by Svensk ...
The price was fixed at €3.2 billion and completion was scheduled for 2009. [1] The construction of this plant is now substantially behind schedule and over cost. As of 2010, Areva expected to lose €2.3 billion ($3.2 billion) on the project. [13] As of August 2020, the expected start of commercial operation was in February 2022. [14]
As part of the energy transition Finland has been replacing electricity generation from fossil fuels with nuclear power and renewables. Wind power in particular has grown to be a significant part of electricity generation. [3] A fifth nuclear reactor, Olkiluoto 3 was commissioned in 2023 and increased nuclear power generation by over 50%.
In May 2022, following Finland's intention to join NATO amidst the Ukraine invasion and due to payment transfer issues, Russia ceased supplying electricity to Finland. The commencement of the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor in 2023 is expected to reduce Finland's reliance on electricity imports, aiming for the country to become a net exporter by 2030.
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