HELSINKI: Hours after Germany closed out its atomic era by turning off its last three nuclear reactors, the largest single reactor in Europe entered regular production in Finland, its operator
by turning off its last three nuclear reactors, the largest single reactor in Europe entered regular production in Finland, its operator said on Sunday .
Europe's largest economy had been looking to leave behind nuclear power since 2002, but the phase-out was accelerated by former chancellor Angela Merkel in 2011 after the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. "Test production has been completed and regular electricity production started today," TVO said."From now on, about 30 per cent of Finnish electricity is produced in Olkiluoto," which already had two reactors.
Jarmo Tanhua, CEO of TVO, in a statement called the"environmentally friendly electricity production" one of Finland's"top trump cards".The EPR was designed to relaunch the European nuclear industry after the Chernobyl catastrophe of 1986, and was touted as offering higher power and better safety.
Germany's decision to end use of nuclear power was popular in a country with a powerful anti-nuclear movement.
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