The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report regarding the potential extension of the service life and the increase of the thermal power of the Olkiluoto 1 (OL1) and Olkiluoto 2 (OL2) nuclear power plant units was submitted to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on Thursday, said the ministry and owner of the plant Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) in separate press release.
As a coordinating authority for the project, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment issued a statement on the EIA programme in April 2024.
The Ministry considered that the EIA programme meets the content requirements laid down in the EIA Decree and, in terms of its extent and detail, is a suitable plan for assessing the environmental impact of the project.
In particular, the Ministry highlighted the ageing management of the plant, the consideration of risks caused by climate change, nuclear waste management and exceptional situations and accidents.
TVO’s EIA report also assessed the impacts of the project on people’s living conditions, wellbeing and health as well as on the environment, waters, groundwater, fisheries, nature sites, landscape and the cultural environment. In addition, the project’s effects on community structure and the regional economy have been assessed.
The EIA procedure examines the possibility to extending the service life of TVO’s Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 nuclear power plant units at current output until 2048 or 2058.
It also examines a potential increase to the output of both plant units from 2,500 megawatts to 2,750 megawatts.
The Ministry will request opinions on it from authorities and organisations and will organise a hearing with citizens and communities. The consultation will begin later in December and a public hearing event will be held in Eurajoki in early 2025.
After the consultation phase, all comments received will be compiled, and the Ministry will issue TVO a informed conclusion on the report. It is expected to be submitted in April 2025.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
