Vogtle-3 Goes Commercial / Timeline Of First Nuclear Power Plant Startup In US Since 2016
The project, first discussed as long ago as 1970, has seen delays and cost overruns, but is being hailed as start of new era for nuclear energy
Commercial Operation
Olkiluoto-3 / In Finland, Europe’s First EPR Plant Officially Begins Commercial Operation
Project has seen delays, but Finns have welcomed landmark achievement
Olkiluoto-3 / Electricity Production Resumes At Delayed Reactor, Commercial Operation Scheduled For April
Finland 1,600-MW EPR plant will now be producing electricity ‘mostly at full power’
Japan / Cabinet Approves Law To Allow Reactor Operation Beyond 60 Years
Country stepping away from 2011 Fukushima restrictions
Nuclear Status / 438 Reactors In Operation, With Six New Units Online In 2022
Data from Swiss Nuclear Forum shows five units were shut down
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