Regular electricity production from the Olkiluoto-3 EPR nuclear power plant in Finland has been pushed back from the end of July to September 2022 – a delay resulting from needed inspection and possible repairs related to the cooling system of the plant’s generator, utility and plant owner Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said.
Test electricity production began at the 1,600-MW plant, supplied by an Areva-Siemens consortium, on 12 March, making it the first nuclear plant to begin operation in Europe since Romania’s Cernavoda-2 in 2007. Olkiluoto-3 achieved first criticality in December 2021.
Test electricity production began at the 1,600-MW plant, supplied by an Areva-Siemens consortium, on 12 March, making it the first nuclear plant to begin operation in Europe since Romania’s Cernavoda-2 in 2007. Olkiluoto-3 achieved first criticality in December 2021.
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