The Olkiluoto-3 nuclear power plant in southwest Finland, construction of which began in 2005 and has seen a number of delays and cost overruns, has begun regular electricity production.
Plant owner and operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said test production at the France-supplied EPR pressurised water reactor unit, which will operate for at least 60 years, had been completed and regular electricity production began in the early hours of Sunday 16 April.
The 1,600-MW Generation III+ plant is the largest commercial nuclear power plant in operation in Europe and the first EPR plant to begin operation on the continent.
In France the Flamanville-3 EPR is nearing completion and in the UK there are two EPRs under construction at Hinkley Point C.
Plant owner and operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said test production at the France-supplied EPR pressurised water reactor unit, which will operate for at least 60 years, had been completed and regular electricity production began in the early hours of Sunday 16 April.
The 1,600-MW Generation III+ plant is the largest commercial nuclear power plant in operation in Europe and the first EPR plant to begin operation on the continent.
In France the Flamanville-3 EPR is nearing completion and in the UK there are two EPRs under construction at Hinkley Point C.
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