Two additional months of delay for the Finnish EPR for its full operability

The Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in Eurajoki, Finland in 2016. AFP - MARTTI KAINULAINEN

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The new EPR built in Finland and already connected to the network was to operate at full power from July.

It will finally be in September.

In question, a problem in the non-nuclear part of the site.

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After sixteen years of work, one could almost say that we are no longer within two months.

Commissioning of the new Finnish EPR at Olkiluoto 3, using French technology, will now take place in September instead of July.

The delay is explained by repairs that must be carried out on the generator of the installation, a huge turbine located in the non-nuclear part of the site which ensures the production of electricity.

Despite this delay, the nuclear installation is now operational, and it has been connected to the Finnish grid

 but is not yet running at full power.

For this, and the start of normal operation, it will therefore be necessary to wait until September.

The 1650 megawatts of the reactor will then alone provide 15% of the country's electricity consumption.

This will then mark the end of a very long project, which has accumulated twelve years of delay and resulted in several billion euros in additional costs.

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