Tag Archives: Finland

Russian roulette? Finland’s inexplicable nuclear obsession via Ecologist

Posted on 2015/05/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Does Finland suffer from a nuclear death wish? So it seems, writes Ulla Klötzer. Its government responded to the world’s two greatest nuclear disasters by … ordering a new nuclear plant. And as the Olkiluoto nuclear project descended into face … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Energy: Should we build a small nuclear reactor at Moneypoint? via The Irish Times

Posted on 2015/02/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear campaigner Denis Duff believes nuclear energy, off the agenda since the Carnsore protests in the 1970s, should be considered as part of Ireland’s energy future Denis Duff, a civil engineer with more than 30 years’ experience in renewable and … Continue reading →

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Finnish government conditionally approves nuclear plant, Greens quit via Reuters

Posted on 2014/09/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – The Finnish government has decided to conditionally back an updated application from Finnish-Russian group Fennovoima to build a nuclear reactor in the north of the country, prompting the Greens to quit the administration. The permit for the 1,200 … Continue reading →

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Greens’ Niinistö calls for gov’t to reconsider Rosatom for nuclear plant via uutiset

Posted on 2014/08/15 by norma field

Green Environment Minister Ville Niinistö said he believes that giving the Russian nuclear plant builder Rosatom a permit to construct a new nuclear power facility in Finland would be strange, given that the rest of the European Union is working … Continue reading →

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French auditors slam Areva for Olkiluoto nuclear project in Finland via YLE

Posted on 2014/07/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The French nuclear contractor Areva is at the centre of a storm of criticism by French government auditors over its operations. Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK says it still hasn’t received all of the new paperwork relating to nuclear … Continue reading →

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Decision time looms for Finland’s Fennovoima reactor via Reuters

Posted on 2014/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HELSINKI, Feb 7 (Reuters) – A plan to build Finland’s sixth nuclear reactor hangs in the balance as investors reassess its viability against a weaker economy and lower energy prices and a deadline for final commitments looms. […] CHEAPER ELECTRICITY? … Continue reading →

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Finland: Nuclear power plant to use Russian via Eye on the Arctic

Posted on 2014/01/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A nuclear power plant slated to be built on Finland’s west coast would source its fuel from Russia, the contractor says. The value of a 10-year deal to fuel the planned Fennovoima plant would be 450 million euros, according to … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Rosatom says in talks with Finnish firm on nuclear reactor via Reuters

Posted on 2013/02/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Nuclear consortium Fennovoima has held talks with Russia’s Rosatom over a reactor supply deal for its plant in northern Finland, an executive of the Russian nuclear company told Finnish radio. Fennovoima has said it would choose this year … Continue reading →

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EON Exit From Finnish Nuclear Reactor May Trigger Failure via Bloomberg

Posted on 2012/11/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

EON AG’s plan to pull out of a joint venture that’s building a nuclear reactor in Finland increases the risk that the project may fail, thwarting the government’s plans to cut reliance on energy imports. EON, Germany’s biggest utility, is … Continue reading →

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E.ON sells nuclear stake in Finland via Power Engineering International

Posted on 2012/10/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

E.ON (FWB: EOAN) is selling its 34 per cent stake in Fennovoima, effectively ending its interest in the company’s nuclear power plant project in Finland. Finland has four reactors producing a quarter of the country’s electricity and is building a fifth … Continue reading →

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