Finland / PM Quoted As Saying Hanhikivi Nuclear Project ‘Not Moving Forward’

Subsidiary of Russia’s Rosatom has 34% stake in new facility
PM Quoted As Saying Hanhikivi Nuclear Project ‘Not Moving Forward’
Non-nuclear site work has begun at the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear plant project in Finland. Courtesy Fennovoima.
Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin confirmed the government is “not moving forward” with the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power project for which Russian state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom is supplying the plant technology, the Helsinki Times reported.

The newspaper also said minister of economic affairs Mika Lintilä said last week that he cannot see a scenario where the project could be presented to the government for approval.

Fennovoima said in a statement last month that sanctions imposed against Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine were expected to impact the project, but it was too early to assess the details.

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