Olkiluoto-3 moves closer to fuel loading

摘要

Two key problems have been fixed atOlkiluoto-3, bringing the reactor a step closerto fuel loading, the official in charge ofoversight of the reactor project at the FinnishRadiation & Nuclear Safety Authority said in aFeb. 4 interview.The 1,600-MW EPR is being built forTeollisuuden Voima Oy, or TVO, by Areva andSiemens. Work is about 12 years behindschedule and about three times over theoriginal Eur3.2 billion ($3.81 billion) budget.According to the latest timetable, issued inAugust, commercial operation is now scheduled for February 2022. Under thatschedule, fuel loading is to begin in March.