FINLAND KEEPS FAITH WITH NUCLEAR POWER, DESPITE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER
May 1st, 2011
By John Pagni in Helsinki
The Areva/Siemens project to supply Finland's TVO with the world's first third generation EPR (European Pressurised water Reactor) at Olkiluoto on the Finnish west coast has suffered a number of problems but these have not shaken the faith of those concerned in the essential viability of the design. When the contract was signed in December 2003 it was seen as ground-breaking for many reasons: it would be the first NPP to be built in western Europe for over a decade and would incorporate safety and security features that practically ruled ...
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