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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 Waste Management Fund ensures funding and sufficient competence for waste management The purpose of the National Nuclear Waste Management Fund is to ensure that the society has sufficient funds and competence to arrange nuclear waste manag...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-waste-management-fund
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Environmental impact assessment on the final disposal of very low-level nuclear waste in the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant area On 29 September 2021, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment gave a reasoned conclusion on Teollisuuden Voima ...https://tem.fi/en/vllw-eia
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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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Nuclear safety Development of the principles governing nuclear safety and the methods for implementing it is largely based on extensive international cooperation. This intensive cooperation already started in the middle of the 20th century. From F...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-safety
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Nuclear Energy Development projects The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment draws on the expertise of national working groups and various development projects to develop the use of nuclear energy. In recent years there have been several wo...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy-development-projects
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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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MEAE has supreme command and control of nuclear energy matters In accordance with the Nuclear Energy Act, the ministry prepares licence decisions for the construction and use of nuclear facilities in Finland. The ministry also oversees that the Nu...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy-administration
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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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Nuclear energy legislation guarantees the safe use of nuclear energy throughout its entire life cycle The purpose of nuclear energy legislation is to ensure that the use of nuclear energy is in line with the overall good of society, safe for peopl...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy-legislation
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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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Use of nuclear energy must be safe The use of nuclear energy must not cause injury to people or damage to the environment or property. This basic priority of the use of nuclear energy is laid down in the Nuclear Energy Act (990/1987) and it applie...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-safety-security-and-safeguards
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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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Environmental impact assessment procedure for Loviisa nuclear power plant -EIA programme On 13 August 2020, Fortum Power and Heat Ltd submitted an environmental impact assessment programme (EIA programme) under the Environmental Impact Assessment ...https://tem.fi/en/loviisa-1-and-2-eia-programme
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Environmental impact assessment report for Loviisa nuclear power plant On 14 January 2022, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment released its reasoned conclusion on the environmental impact assessment report of Fortum Power and Heat Oy’s...https://tem.fi/en/loviisa-eia-report
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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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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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Licence procedure The licence procedure in accordance with the Nuclear Energy Act is preceded by an environmental impact assessment, as laid down in the act on environmental impact assessment procedure (252/2017). The Ministry of Economic Affairs ...https://tem.fi/en/nuclear-energy-licence-procedure
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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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12.2.2026 | “Today we are creating a foundation for the future to develop an energy system that can meet the demands of a new era. This plant is a concrete result of purposeful research and planning,” said Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala at the groundbreaking ceremony for Steady Energy Oy’s small nuclear pilot plant in Salmisaari, Helsinki on 12 February 2026.https://tem.fi/en/-/minister-multala-piloting-small-modular-reactor-in-helsinki-signals-finland-s-leading-role-in-nuclear-energy-solutions