Finland’s New Nuclear Reactor Start Date Pushed Back to March
Workers in the reactor hall at the construction site of the Olkiluoto-3 nuclear power plant in Olkiluoto, Eurajoki, Finland.
Photographer: Antti Yrjonen/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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The launch date for Finland’s newest nuclear reactor has been delayed until March as the unit’s automation undergoes modifications.
The 1,600-megawatt Olkiluoto-3 reactor is now expected be connected to the grid on March 11, instead of February, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj said in an emailed statement on Saturday.