Nuclear power

The nuclear power plant of TVO, a subsidiary of Pohjolan Voima, is located in Olkiluoto, Eurajoki. The power plant comprises two 860-MW plant units.

Record production year for nuclear power

In 2009, the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant generated 14.5 TWh of electricity. This was the highest ever production volume in the plant’s history. Pohjolan Voima’s share of the production amounted to 8.2 TWh. The average capacity factor of the plant units was 96.0%.

The capacity factor of the OL1 plant unit was 97%, while the capacity factor of the OL2 plant unit was 95.1%. There were no major failures during the production year.