EIA on lifetime extension of Olkiluoto 1&2 has started
2024-02-29
Olkiluoto 1&2 in Finland started operation in 1978 and 1980. They have already undergone one lifetime extension from the originally planned 40 years up to 60 years, which will be reached in 2038. The ongoing procedure comprises a lifetime extension for additional 10 or even 20 years up to 2048 or 2058, respectively. The reactors would be by then 70 or even 80 years in operation. While the reactors were commissioned for a thermal power of 2,000 MWth, they had already a power uprate up to 2,500 MWth; an additional uprate up to 2,750 MWth is envisaged.
The Joint Project submitted a stateme that was signed by 13 concerned NGOs.