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Spent nuclear fuel will be disposed of in Finland Based on the Finnish Nuclear Energy Act, spent nuclear fuel from Finland must be disposed of in Finland. Accordingly, fuel from abroad may not be transferred to Finland for disposal. The import and...https://tem.fi/en/spent-nuclear-fuel
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Responsible final disposal of spent nuclear fuel The spent nuclear fuel from the operational Finnish nuclear power plants is intended to be disposed of at a final disposal facility to be built in Olkiluoto, Eurajoki. The planned facility has an ab...https://tem.fi/en/final-disposal-of-spent-nuclear-fuel
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National programme and environmental impact assessment of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste management completed The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and the Radiation and Nuclear Safet...https://tem.fi/en/national-programme
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Nuclear facilities include nuclear power plants and facilities for nuclear waste management Finland has five active nuclear reactors with a combined gross output of approximately 4,400 MW. In total, the power plants produce more than 30 TWh of ele...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-facilities-and-projects
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Posiva to apply for an operating licence for a spent nuclear fuel disposal facility first in the world On 30 December 2021, Posiva Oy submitted to the Government an operating licence application referred to in the Nuclear Energy Act for an encapsu...https://tem.fi/en/posivas-operating-licence
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Licensees responsible for nuclear waste management Photo: Posiva Nuclear waste management means all measures necessary to recover, store, handle and permanently dispose of nuclear waste, including measures associated with the decommissioning of a ...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy/nuclear-waste-management
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Nuclear power forms the basis of Finland's electricity production Photo: TVO Approximately 40% (39% in 2024) of the electricity produced in Finland comes from nuclear energy. Nuclear energy plays a major role in the implementation of the Finnish C...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy
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Environmental impact assessment of the final disposal project An environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure on the project concerning the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel was carried out in 1998–1999. The basic solution evaluated in the p...https://tem.fi/en/environmental-impact-assessment-posiva
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Decisions-in-Principle on Posiva Oy’s facility In 2000, the Government made a Decision-in-Principle on the construction of a final disposal facility that would have the capacity to process and dispose of the spent nuclear fuel generated by the Olk...https://tem.fi/en/posiva-s-decision-in-principle-process
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Olkiluoto power plant Photo: TVO There are three operational nuclear power plant units at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant area. The boiling-water type power plants Olkiluoto 1 and 2 both have an electrical output of 890 MW. Their operating licen...https://tem.fi/en/olkiluoto-power-plant
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10.3.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has adopted the financial statement of the National Nuclear Waste Management Fund for 2025 and decided on the recognition of the profit of the Fund as revenue. The Fund consists of two separate assets, the Financial Provision Fund and the Research Fund for Nuclear Waste and Nuclear Safety Research, which focuses on expertise in the nuclear energy use.https://tem.fi/en/-/financial-statement-of-national-nuclear-waste-management-fund-for-2025-has-been-adopted
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International and EU cooperation in the energy sector Photo: EU International cooperation in the energy sector has been undertaken via various forums for a long time and diverse global issues have only increased the need for such collaboration. Th...https://tem.fi/en/international-and-eu-cooperation-in-the-energy-sector
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Security and safeguards Security refers to measures that protect the nuclear facilities, nuclear material and radiation sources from illegal operations. The parts of security are preventing, observing and stalling illegal operations as well as the...https://tem.fi/en/security-and-safeguards
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Loviisa power plant Photo: Fortum There are two active nuclear power plant units in the Loviisa nuclear power plant area. Fortum Power and Heat Oy owns the nuclear power plant units in Loviisa. The units were commissioned for commercial use in 197...https://tem.fi/en/loviisa-power-plant
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Dismantling of FiR 1 research reactor to start in June 2023 The dismantling of the FiR 1 research reactor at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. in Otaniemi, Espoo, started in June 2023. In June 2021, the Government granted VTT a lic...https://tem.fi/en/decommissioning-of-the-research-reactor
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Construction licence In November 2015, the government granted Posiva Oy a licence for the construction of an encapsulation and disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel. The facility will be constructed at Olkiluoto, in Eurajoki. This construction ...https://tem.fi/en/construction-licence-2015
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Environmental impact assessments Fennovoima's EIA procedure took place 2008-2009. The programme phase started in January 2008. The report phase started in October 2008. The EIA procedure was concluded in February 2009. After changes in its owners,...https://tem.fi/en/environmental-impact-assessments
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7.8.2025 | Finland is known as a country of responsible use of nuclear energy. Safety comes always first. Responsibility includes ensuring the funds required for nuclear waste management and for the decommissioning of facilities. An extensive legislative reform is, however, required to streamline regulation and licensing. The reform process is also driven by the need to take account of new technologies and the profitability challenges of the sector.https://tem.fi/en/-/column-reform-of-nuclear-energy-legislation-to-streamline-regulation-and-prepare-the-ground-for-future-projects
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Energy The objective of energy policy is to proceed consistently towards a sustainable climate-neutral society, making use of the potential for growth. The principal tasks of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment are to develop the energ...https://tem.fi/en/energy
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Fennovoima's EIA programme 2016 Fennovoima Oy submitted in June 2016 an EIA programme on Fennovoima’s own spent nuclear fuel disposal facility to the contracting authority, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. An environmental impact a...https://tem.fi/en/eia-programme-2016