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It is perhaps also worth mentioning that the construction of the Hanhikivi plant has not started yet. Indeed according to their latest press release[1] about th
by Maakuth 6y ago
It is perhaps also worth mentioning that the construction of the Hanhikivi plant has not started yet. Indeed according to their latest press release[1] about the situation, they say that 5/15 document batches of the preliminary safety review have been submitted so far. So while this plant is going to be based on the same design, there's going to be an extensive review of all the details and quite possibly a lot of changes to match the regulatory requirements.
1: https://www.fennovoima.fi/en/news/quarterly-update-basic-design-moves-next-stage https://www.fennovoima.fi/en/news/quarterly-update-basic-des...
- cbmuser 6y ago> It is perhaps also worth mentioning that the construction of the Hanhikivi plant has not started yet. Looks like it has: https://twitter.com/PekkaTMakinen/status/1354383491937538051 https://twitter.com/PekkaTMakinen/status/1354383491937538051 Also, Finland already has a plant with two VVER reactors built in cooperation with the Soviet Union: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loviisa_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loviisa_Nuclear_Power_Plant
- Maakuth 6y agoYes, they are constructing infrastructure like office buildings and roads to the power plant area. But none of that is under nuclear safety regulations. They will only start the plant construction once the plans have approval from the regulatory body. Loviisa plants are VVER, but they too underwent a lot of redesign compared to the Soviet reference to meet safety criteria. That's why they called it "Eastinghouse".