Olkiluoto 4

TVO prepared to start the OL4 project

TVO applied in the spring 2008 to the Finnish Government for a Decision in Principle on the construction of a fourth nuclear power plant unit at Olkiluoto. Feasibility studies with plant suppliers have been continued. The studies have been extended from safety and licensing to constructability, project implementation and power plant engineering.

TVO´s application for the Decision in Principle is, according to TVO´s opinion completely ready for decision. The Finnish Government and Parliament are expected to process the application in 2010.

The planned electricity generation capacity of the new plant unit is between 1 000 and 1 800 MW and the heat generation capacity between 2 800 and 4 600 MW. The reactor type may be either a boiling water reactor or a pressurized water reactor.

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