Finland / Candidate Likely To Be Next Prime Minister Calls For Increased Focus On Nuclear

Petteri Orpo says he wants to speed up reactor construction
Candidate Likely To Be Next Prime Minister Calls For Increased Focus On Nuclear
Petteri Orpo says nuclear should be cornerstone of energy polict. Courtesy Petteri Orpo/Facebook.
Petteri Orpo, who is expected to form a new conservative-led government in Finland following his party’s win in Sunday’s general election, has called for increased focus on nuclear power.

“One of the most important tasks of the future government is to strongly speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants in Finland,” Orpo said in a blog released before Sunday’s results.

“The coalition wants nuclear power to become the cornerstone of the government’s energy policy.”

Orpo has been tasked with forming a new coalition government, after his conservative National Coalition party became the largest in parliament in a tight three-way race.

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