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Finland’s political divide over nuclear power

Nuclear-power project debates expose political divide in Finland YLE News Eye on the Arctic
September 20, 2014  The Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary group proposed on Tuesday that supplementary applications from both the Fennovoima and TVO nuclear projects should be considered by the Finnish Parliament.

The announcement is in direct opposition to Monday’s recommendation from the Economic Minister to green-light only the Fennovoima project for parliamentary deliberation. The ongoing saga regarding the future of Finland’s nuclear power is exposing a clear divide in Finnish politics, as the five parties of the coalition government scramble to secure their position on two pending nuclear plant investments.

Both projects were already approved by the government and parliament in an earlier round, but significant changes in their makeup have made it necessary for both to re-apply for supplementary permission to continue……….

Greens already have one foot out the door

Meanwhile, Green League chair and Environment Minister Ville Niinistö made headlines on Monday when he said his party will go into opposition if the Stubb government approves the Russian-built Fennovoima plant.

He cited that one of his party’s three stipulations for joining the coalition government had been that no new nuclear power permits would be granted during its four-year legislative term. http://www.adn.com/article/20140920/nuclear-power-project-debates-expose-political-divide-finland

September 22, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general