Decommissioning

Decommissioning Of Finland’s FiR 1 Research Reactor Completed, Site Cleared For Reuse

By Kamen Kraev
11 March 2026

Project marks the first full nuclear reactor decommissioning in the country.

Decommissioning Of Finland’s FiR 1 Research Reactor Completed, Site Cleared For Reuse
FiR1 was Finland’s first nuclear reactor. It began operation in 1962 and permanently shut down in 2015. Courtesy Fortum.
Finland’s first nuclear reactor has been fully decommissioned and the site cleared of radioactive material, allowing the building to be reused for other purposes, a statement by the country’s regulator said.

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