EON To Buy Land In Finland For New Nuclear Plant

CIVIL NUCLEAR

One of the nuclear plants at Loviisa, Finalnd.

by Staff Writers
Helsinki (AFP) Apr 17, 2007
German energy giant E.ON will purchase land in Finland where it plans to build a nuclear plant, the STT news agency reported on Tuesday. The small town of Loviisa, 85 kilometres (53 miles) east of Helsinki, is preparing to sell 112 hectares (277 acres) of land near a site where two of Finland's four existing nuclear reactors are located, according to a municipal official.

E.ON said last October that it wanted to participate in developing Finland's expansion of its nuclear facilities, and said it would be involved in the construction of the Nordic country's sixth reactor.

A fifth reactor called the Olkiluoto 3, the world's first pressurised water reactor, is currently being built in southwestern Finland.

Finnish electricity companies Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), which owns the Olkiluoto 3, meanwhile beat E.ON to the punch with an announcement last month that they would launch an environmental impact assessment report aimed at clearing the way for a sixth reactor.

The potential construction of Finland's sixth reactor is not likely to happen for many years due to political controversy and legal delays.

The building of the Olkiluoto 3 is already running a year and a half behind schedule and is not expected to be operational until the beginning of 2011.

Source: Agence France-Presse

Email This Article

CIVIL NUCLEAR

Fault At Controversial Czech Nuclear Plant

Prague (AFP) Apr 17, 2007
A steel cable around one of the reactors at a controversial Czech nuclear power plant fingered by critics as a safety risk was found ruptured during a routine check on Tuesday, operator CEZ announced.

ENERGY TECH BHP Billiton Responds To Local Newspapers Fact Errors On Cabrillo Port Ethanol Vehicles Pose A Significant Risk To Human Health Japan And US Eye Emission-Free Coal Plant Gazprom Finalizes Deal To Buy Half Stake In Sakhalin 2	CIVIL NUCLEAR Floating NPP Will Be Safer Russian Built Reactor Block 1 Powers Up In China EON To Buy Land In Finland For New Nuclear Plant Fault At Controversial Czech Nuclear Plant
BLUE SKY NASA Aims To Clear Up Mystery Of Elusive Clouds At Edge Of Space University Of Colorado Instruments To Launch On NASA Cloud Mission Powerful New Tool To Track Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide By Source Sun-Warmed Air Pollution Flows East From Asia	WOOD PILE Greater Use Of Biofuels Threatens Rain Forests Soybean Planting Hastens Drying Of Amazonia Study Projects Effects Of Forest Management In Oregon Coast Range China Demand Driving Endangered Tree To Extinction
FARM NEWS Gates Grant To Help Poor Countries Contribute To Doomsday Seed Vault Winter Flounder On The Fast Track To Recovery Satellite Images Aid Implementation Of Agricultural Reforms Farmland Across China At Risk From Pollution	CAR TECH Driverless Car Goes On Show In London Made In USA Losing Cachet Technique Creates Metal Memory And Could Lead To Vanishing Dents Geneva Show Hints At Green Fuel Jumble For Motorists
AEROSPACE Australia Fears Jet Flight Guilt Could Hit Tourism New FAA Oceanic Air Traffic System Designed By Lockheed Martin Fully Operational Nondestructive Testing Keeps Bagram Aircraft Flying NASA Seeks New Research Proposals	NUCLEAR SPACE Could NASA Get To Pluto Faster? Space Expert Says Yes - By Thinking Nuclear NASA plans to send new robot to Jupiter Los Alamos Hopes To Lead New Era Of Nuclear Space Tranportion With Jovian Mission Boeing Selects Leader for Nuclear Space Systems Program

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement