Finland's economic minister says Fennovoima reactor can go ahead; Greens may quit cabinet

[unhappycamper]

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Finland's economic minister says Fennovoima reactor can go ahead; Greens may quit cabinet
YLE NewsEye on the Arctic
September 18, 2014

Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs Jan Vapaavuori has announced that he would reccomend that the government and Parliament not approve the application of power company Teollisuuden Voima to build a fourth nuclear reactor at its Olkiluoto power plant, but he would recommend approval of a revised plan by the Fennovoima consortium for a new Russian-built plant near Raahe.

Both projects had been preliminarily approved in the past, but the companies have sought significant changes in the permits. TVO wanted a nearly four-year extension on its permit, due to delays in construction of the Olkiluoto 3 reactor, and Fennovoima plans to build a different type of reactor with a different supplier than originally envisaged. It would be built by the Russian state-owned company Rosatom.

Vapaavuori said he will bring the issues before the cabinet on Thursday.

He stressed that the situation is unprecedented, as a Finnish utility has never before asked for changes in a nuclear application.

[djean111]

1. Why the angst? I have been assured that ALL nuclear plants are so safe you can locate

day care centers in their shadow - and if there is an accident , whoopsie! No biggie!