Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Reactor Reaches Full Capacity for First Time
The Olkiluoto-3 nuclear power reactor in Finland.
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Europe’s newest nuclear reactor now has the biggest output too, bringing some relief to the region’s strained electricity market.
Finland’s Olkiluoto-3, which sits on a peninsula by the Baltic Sea, reached full power for the first time last night, its operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj said in a statement on Friday. The 1,600-megawatt unit is still in a testing phase, with regular production slated to begin in December.