Olkiluoto 3 Is Back Producing Low-Carbon Electricity For Finland Last Monday, Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) restarted producing low-carbon electricity for Finland, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO, ENS Corporate Member) announced on its official channels. The company said that maintenance and repair activities have been completed in the turbine island of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR plant unit. Test…
Mochovce-3 Reaches First Criticality Mochovce-3 reactor reached minimum controlled output on 22 October, marking first criticality for the Russia-supplied 440 MW unit. Utility Slovenske Elektrarne, which owns and operates Slovakia’s four commercial reactors, said Mochovce-3 should reach full capacity and begin commercial operation at the beginning of next year. The company said that although a…
Support For Nuclear Power Is Increasing Across Europe Recent opinion polls in several European countries showed widespread, increasing support for nuclear energy, considered an effective and crucial tool to mitigate climate change, boost decarbonisation, and secure national energy independence. Sweden The share of people who want to keep using nuclear power in Sweden is…
New Record Support For Nuclear While OL3 Started Regular Electricity Production On Sunday, 16 April 2023, the Finnish nuclear operator Teollisuuden Voima Oyj – TVO (ENS Corporate Member) announced that Olkiluoto-3 completed the test production and it has started regular electricity production. From now on, Finland’s “greatest climate act” and Europe’s largest NPP unit produces…