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Local support for the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant project in Finland has increased by 3.8 percentage points since December 2018, according to a telephone survey of 855 people.

Project owner Fennovoima said 76.5 % of residents in Pyhäjoki, northern Finland, support the plant, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation in 2028.

When surrounding municipalities were also taken into account, 71.1% of residents were in favour of the project, an increase of 3.9 percentage points over a similar survey last year.

Hanhkivi-1 will be a 1,200-MW VVER pressurised water reactor. The reference plant for the unit is Leningrad 2 in Sosnovy Bor, Russia.

Date: Thursday, 19 December 2019
Original article: nucnet.org/news/local-support-for-project-on-the-rise-says-fennovoima-12-3-2019

Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) on 5 September signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the construction of small modular reactors (SMRs) based on the latest RITM-200 reactor facility, originally designed for ships.

Date: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-to-build-smrs-in-yakutia-7405902


Russia's Titan-2 has concluded a contract for delivery of concrete for the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant in Finland. Titan-2, general contractor for the plant, has signed a contract with Finnish company Ruskon Betoni Oy, which was selected on a competitive basis, to supply concrete to the construction site for six years, until 2021. To fulfill the contract the contractor must build two concrete plants, certify the nuclear concrete with Finland's Department for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (Stuk), and in 2018 begin producing concrete for the construction of the turbine and nuclear islands of the plant.

Date: Monday, 08 February 2016
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsanother-contract-for-hanhikivi-1-4804141

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