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Significant milestone ‘guarantees reliable Western alternative’
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/fortum-loads-westinghouse-fuel-at-loviisa-in-move-away-from-russia-9-2-2024
The first batch of VVER-440 fuel assemblies supplied by Westinghouse has been loaded into unit 2 of Finland's Loviisa nuclear power plant.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 03 September 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Westinghouse-fuel-loaded-into-Loviisa-reactor
FiR1 research reactor operated for 50 years near capital of Helsinki
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 28 June 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/fortum-announces-completion-of-first-nuclear-decommissioning-project-6-4-2024
Dismantling of the Finnish Reactor 1 (FiR1) research reactor at Aalto University's Otaniemi campus in Espoo has been completed, marking the first nuclear reactor to be decommissioned in Finland. The experience gained will serve as a model for decommissioning commercial nuclear reactors in the country.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 20 June 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Finnish-research-reactor-decommissioned
The owners of Sweden's Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants are to assess the possibility of extending the operating lifetime of the plants' reactors from 60 to 80 years. This would enable their continued operation into the 2060s.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Extended-operation-considered-for-Swedish-reactors
Finnish utility Fortum has awarded a contract to Doosan Škoda Power to modernise the low-pressure turbines at its Loviisa nuclear power plant as part of lifetime extension-related investments. The modernisation of the turbines will also increase the total capacity of the Loviisa power plant by about 38 MWe.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 01 June 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Contract-for-refurbishment-of-Loviisa-turbines
TVO says annual service took twice as long as planned
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/olkiluoto-3-back-online-after-longer-than-scheduled-first-outage-5-4-2024
Fortum plans to build a hydrogen production pilot plant in Loviisa. The plant will be located in the Källa area near Fortum's Loviisa NPP on land owned by Fortum. The construction of the plant will begin in summer 2024 and it is planned to be commissioned by the end of 2025.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfortum-begins-pilot-hydrogen-production-in-loviisa-11767747
Utilities in Finland and Sweden have announced separate nuclear-related hydrogen initiatives. Fortum has announced plans for a hydrogen pilot plant near to its Loviisa nuclear power plant, while OKG has signed a contract with Hynion to supply surplus hydrogen from operations at the Oskarshamn plant to its hydrogen filling stations.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fortum,-OKG-announce-hydrogen-plans
Energy industry group calls for ‘common European market’ for nuclear power plants
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 26 April 2024
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/climate-and-energy-concerns-see-support-for-nuclear-hit-more-than-60-4-4-2024