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Finland’s government wants to yet again extend the operating licenses of 2 old nuclear reactors – Olkiluoto 1 and 2.

Olkiluoto units 1 and 2 – which were first connected to the grid in September 1978 and February 1980, respectively – currently meet 15% of Finland’s electricity demand.

In September 2018, the Finnish government approved a 20-year extension to the operating licences of both units. The new licence replaced TVO’s then current operating licences, issued in 1998, which were valid until the end of 2018. The two boiling water reactors are currently permitted to operate until the end of 2038.

TVO said it is now considering extending the operating licences by at least a further 10 years………………………………………..

In addition to the operating licence extension, TVO said it has also looked at opportunities to further uprate the power of the units. An uprating of 80 MWe is being investigated for both units, increasing power levels from 890 MWe to about 970 MWe……………………………..  https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/TVO-eyes-extended,-expanded-use-of-Olkiluoto-units #nuclear #antinuclear #NuclearFree #NoNukes #NuclearPlants

October 13, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized