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* is stakeholder of several NPPs in Germany<ref name="euernonsensistkeinkonsens" />: '''[[Brunsbüttel]]''' (1976 - 771 MW; owner + operator: Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel GmbH & Co. OHG - 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 66.7 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=17 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''[[Emsland/Lingen]]''' (1988 - 1,329 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH, owner: 87.5 % RWE Power, 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=153 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''[[Gundremmingen]]-B''' (1984 - 1,284 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=40 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Gundremmingen-C''' (1984 - 1,288 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=41 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Isar-I/Ohu''' (1977 - 878 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=158 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''[[Krümmel]]''' (1983 - 1,346 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerk Krümmel GmbH & Co OHG, owner: 50 % E.ON Kernkraft, 50 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=86 , 6 November 2009</ref>
 
* is stakeholder of several NPPs in Germany<ref name="euernonsensistkeinkonsens" />: '''[[Brunsbüttel]]''' (1976 - 771 MW; owner + operator: Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel GmbH & Co. OHG - 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 66.7 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=17 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''[[Emsland/Lingen]]''' (1988 - 1,329 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH, owner: 87.5 % RWE Power, 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=153 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''[[Gundremmingen]]-B''' (1984 - 1,284 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=40 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Gundremmingen-C''' (1984 - 1,288 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=41 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''Isar-I/Ohu''' (1977 - 878 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=158 , 6 November 2009</ref>, '''[[Krümmel]]''' (1983 - 1,346 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerk Krümmel GmbH & Co OHG, owner: 50 % E.ON Kernkraft, 50 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)<ref>http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=86 , 6 November 2009</ref>
 
* is stakeholder of several other atomic facilities in Germany<ref name="euernonsensistkeinkonsens" />: [[#GNS|GNS]] - Gesellschaft für Nuklearservice (Society for Nuclear Service), interim repository Ahaus, interim repository [[Gorleben]], Uranium enrichment facility Gronau, and via GNS also stakeholder of the DBE - Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern mbH (mining for a final disposal site in Gorleben)
 
* is stakeholder of several other atomic facilities in Germany<ref name="euernonsensistkeinkonsens" />: [[#GNS|GNS]] - Gesellschaft für Nuklearservice (Society for Nuclear Service), interim repository Ahaus, interim repository [[Gorleben]], Uranium enrichment facility Gronau, and via GNS also stakeholder of the DBE - Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern mbH (mining for a final disposal site in Gorleben)
* wants to build a new reactor in Finland (main stakeholder of [[#Fennovoima|Fennovoima]])
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* wanted to build a new reactor in Finland (formerly main stakeholder of [[#Fennovoima|Fennovoima]])
 
* wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with [[#RWE|RWE]])<ref name="RWE-EON-UK"/>
 
* wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with [[#RWE|RWE]])<ref name="RWE-EON-UK"/>
  
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== Fennovoima ==
 
== Fennovoima ==
 
* name means "Scandinavian power"
 
* name means "Scandinavian power"
* main stakeholder is the German company [[#EON|EON]]
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* main stakeholder formerly was the German company [[#EON|EON]]
 
* wants to build a new nuclear power station in Finland - possible locations in Simo and Pyhäjoki (both close to the city of Oulu); October 5, 2011 Fennovoima announced their selection of Pyhäjoki for the NPP site<ref>http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/10/new_nuclear_reactor_to_be_built_at_pyhajoki_2925634.html as at October 5, 2011</ref>
 
* wants to build a new nuclear power station in Finland - possible locations in Simo and Pyhäjoki (both close to the city of Oulu); October 5, 2011 Fennovoima announced their selection of Pyhäjoki for the NPP site<ref>http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/10/new_nuclear_reactor_to_be_built_at_pyhajoki_2925634.html as at October 5, 2011</ref>
  

Revision as of 20:54, 7 July 2013

Scheme of the Finnish NPP Loviisa
The reactors Loviisa I and Loviisa II are Soviet design
Fortum is owner and operator of the NPP Loviisa
Cookies saying: "Fuck Osmo" - Osmo is the first name of the Areva manager who wants to mine for uranium in Lapland
Neckarwestheim NPP (Germany)
Shortcut to this page: http://companies.nuclear-heritage.net

This page provides an overview of some main nuclear companies operating worldwide and of the countries associated with their operations. These information may help international Anti-nuclear network activities to cooperate in resisting nuclear power.



AECL

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited or AECL is a Canadian federal Crown corporation with the responsibility of managing Canada's national nuclear energy research and development program, including the advancement and support of CANDU reactor technology which was developed at AECL starting in the 1950s. AECL also provides a variety of maintenance, diagnostic, waste management, refurbishment, and other services to the nuclear industry.[1]

  • is the constructor of the Canadian NPPs


Areva

  • close partner of TEPCO[2]
  • is operator of Uranium mines McClean Lake (Areva Resources, formerly Cogema Resources) in Canada
  • is building an EPR reactor in Olkiluoto (Finland)
  • is stakeholder of the Uranium mine McArthur River in Canada (30,2%)
  • is stakeholder of the Uranium mill Key Lake in Canada (17%)
  • is operator of the new Uranium mine Midwest in Canada
  • is stakeholder of the new Uranium mine Cigar Lake in Canada (37%)
  • is stakeholder of the new Uranium mine Dawn Lake in Canada (23%)
  • wants to build new reactors in Ontario, Canada
  • offered to build an EPR in Alberta, Canada
  • transactions in Tchad
  • is operating uranium mines in Niger
  • wants to start uranium mining in Finland - update: Areva sold their claims to Mawson, but took over a relevant share of Mawson at the same time
  • wants to start a uranium mine in Namibia[3]
  • is financed by bank loans by[4]:
    • Société Générale (F): 433.5 million €
    • HSBC (UK): 433.5 million €
    • Crédit Agricole (F): 339.9 million €
    • Citi (USA): 343.6 million €
    • BNP Paribas (F): 313.5 million €
    • BBVA (E): 264.8 million €
    • Natixis (F): 219.9 million €
    • RBC (CA): 183.6 million €
    • Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (J): 179.9 million €
    • JP Morgan Chase (USA): 134.9 million €
    • UniCredit Group (I): 134.9 million €
    • Nordea (S): 104.9 million €
    • RBS (UK): 104.9 million €
    • Santander (E): 104.9 million €
    • Bank of America (USA): 105 million €
    • Barclays (UK): 100 million €
    • Deutsche Bank (D): 44.9 million €
    • ING Group (NL): 44.9 million €
    • Westpac (AUS): 40 million €

The practices of Areva

France

Areva and the previous companies that were merged sooner or later in COGEMA/Areva have exploited over 200 mines in France. Just take the view in the West of Brittany. You can verify on the official MIMAUSA register that for those 10 mines, 3 of them have no information about when they were used, some kind of information which should be easy to remember. But antinuclear activists have to use Geiger counters to find the former mines and the contaminated soils, see the short report made by the French TV if you can understand French[5]:

On the former mine of l’Esparpière, the tails are covered by a thin film of plastic (about 1 mm), covered by 30 cm of earth. Remember: this is the show room for Areva, in Niger (far from the eyes of the TV), no soil and no plastic film prevent the wind from blowing the contaminated tails. But even in the show room, who will remember in a few centuries (or even decades) that no tree should grow on the tails, preventing from the early destruction of the supposed protection?[5]

Finland

Areva sold a “commercial product” (the EPR) at a fixed price, but now, after years of delay[6], they claim that TVO should participate for the over costs because it’s a prototype.[5]


Bruce Power

Bruce Power Limited Partnership is a Canadian business partnership composed of several corporations. It exists as a partnership between Cameco Corporation (31.6%), TransCanada Corporation (31.6%), BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust (31.6%), the Power Workers Union (4%) and The Society of Energy Professionals (1.2%) [1]. It is the licensed operator of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, located on the shores of Lake Huron, roughly 250 kilometres northwest of Toronto, between the towns of Kincardine and Saugeen Shores.[7]

  • operates a number of NPPs in Canada
  • wants to build and operate a new reactor in Alberta/CA (as successor of Energy Alberta)


Cameco

Cameco Corporation is the world's largest publicly traded uranium company, based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 2008, it was the world's second largest uranium producer, accounting for 15% of world production.[8]

  • operates a number of uranium mines in Canada


EdF


EnBW Kraftwerke AG

  • operator and owner of several NPPs in Germany: Philippsburg-1 (1979 - 890 MW)[9], Philippsburg-2 (1984 - 1,392 MW)[10], Neckarwestheim-I (1976 - 785 MW; operator: EnBW Kernkraft GmbH, owner: 70 % Neckarwerke Stuttgart AG (is part of EnBW), 18.18 % Deutsche Bahn AG, 9.09 % EnBW Kraftwerke, and others)[11], Neckarwestheim-II (1989 - 1,310 MW, operator: Gemeinschaftskernkraftwerk Neckar GmbH (is part of EnBW), owner: EnBW Kraftwerke AG)[12]


Energy Alberta

Energy Alberta Corporation was created in 2005 to provide nuclear power to the energy-intensive development of the oil sands resources in northern Alberta. The company was founded by Hank Swartout, CEO of Precision Drilling Corporation, and Wayne Henuset, co-owner of Willow Park Wines and Spirits in Calgary, Alberta. In 2007 Energy Alberta was acquired by Bruce Power of Ontario. Bruce decided to relocate the site to Whitemud.[13]

  • wants to build and operate a new reactor in Alberta/CA


EON

  • is operator of several NPPs in Germany[14]: Brokdorf (1986 - 1,410 MW; 80 % EON, 20 % Vattenfall)[15], Grafenrheinfeld (1981 - 1,275 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft)[16], Grohnde (1984 - 1,360 MW; operator: Gemeinschaftskernkraftswerk Grohnde GmbH, owner: 83.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 17.7 % Stadtwerke Bielefeld)[17], Isar-I/Ohu (shut down)[14], Isar-II/Ohu (1988 - 1,400 MW; operator: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH, owner: 80 % E.ON Kernkraft, 25 % Stadtwerke München)[18], Unterweser-Esenshamm (1978 - 1,345 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH)[19] (shut down)[14]
  • is stakeholder of several NPPs in Germany[14]: Brunsbüttel (1976 - 771 MW; owner + operator: Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel GmbH & Co. OHG - 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 66.7 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)[20], Emsland/Lingen (1988 - 1,329 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH, owner: 87.5 % RWE Power, 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft)[21], Gundremmingen-B (1984 - 1,284 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)[22], Gundremmingen-C (1984 - 1,288 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)[23], Isar-I/Ohu (1977 - 878 MW; operator + owner: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH)[24], Krümmel (1983 - 1,346 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerk Krümmel GmbH & Co OHG, owner: 50 % E.ON Kernkraft, 50 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)[25]
  • is stakeholder of several other atomic facilities in Germany[14]: GNS - Gesellschaft für Nuklearservice (Society for Nuclear Service), interim repository Ahaus, interim repository Gorleben, Uranium enrichment facility Gronau, and via GNS also stakeholder of the DBE - Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern mbH (mining for a final disposal site in Gorleben)
  • wanted to build a new reactor in Finland (formerly main stakeholder of Fennovoima)
  • wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with RWE)[26]


EWN

Entsorgungswerk für Nuklearanlagen (EWN), formerly Energiewerke Nord GmbH is a company specializing in the dismantling of phased-out NPPs. It is owned by the German Federal Ministry of Finance.

The company's projects are:

  • deconstruction of the former GDR reactors in Rheinsberg and Greifswald
  • deconstruction of the nuclear reprocessing plant WAK in Karlsruhe
  • disassembly of reactor parts of nuclear submarines in Murmansk, Russia[27]
  • deconstruction of the AVR Jülich research reactor[28]
  • conditioning of nuclear waste at the ZAW (Zentrale aktive Werkstatt)[29]
  • storage of nuclear waste in the ZLN on the grounds of the former NPP Greifswald



Fennovoima

  • name means "Scandinavian power"
  • main stakeholder formerly was the German company EON
  • wants to build a new nuclear power station in Finland - possible locations in Simo and Pyhäjoki (both close to the city of Oulu); October 5, 2011 Fennovoima announced their selection of Pyhäjoki for the NPP site[30]


Fortum

  • owner and operator of the Finnish NPP Loviisa including a final repository for L/MAW
  • Fortum is mostly owned by the state. [31]
  • Fortum also owns:[31]


GNS

The Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH (GNS) is the operator of the[32]:

  • interim repository for high level radioactive waste in Gorleben TBL-G (D)
  • interim repository for low and medium level radioactive waste in Gorleben ALG (D)
  • interim repository for high level radioactive waste in Ahaus TBL-A (D)
  • federal state collecting facility of Lower Saxony (D)

It is shareholder of the[33]:

  • Acta Technologie GmbH, Alzenau (D) (100%)
  • BLG - Brennelementlager Gorleben GmbH, Gorleben (D) (100 %)
  • WTI - Wissenschaftlich-Technische Ingenieurberatung GmbH, Jülich (D) (100%)
  • DBE - Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern für Abfallstoffe mbH, Peine (D) (75%)
  • BZL - Brennelement-Zwischenlager Ahaus Gmbh, Ahaus (D) (55%)

GNS has addition sites in: Pilsen (CZ), Creys-Malville (F), Maubeuge (F)[33]

Shareholders of GNS are the German nuclear power plant operators EnBW, eon, RWE and Vattenfall[33].

It is the trademark owner of the Castor[34] and CONSTOR concrete[35] container for the transport of high level radioactive waste as well as the POLLUX container for the longterm storage of high level radioactive waste[36] and a specific container for waste from research reactors called "GNS 16".[37]


Iberdrola

Electric utility that owns (Iberdrola Generación) all the 6 nuclear power plants that exists in Spain (Almaraz 52%, Ascó reactor ll 15%, Cofrentes 100%, Garoña 50%, Trillo I 50%, Vandellós II 28%) that generates 6,709 MW. The oldest is from 1971 and the newest from 1988. Iberdrola has a campaign against renewable energy producers, considers nuclear as "essential", while at the same time is using greenwashing.

  • Wants to build nukes in France (in Penly) in partnership with EDF-Suez and in the United Kingdom with EDF and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE).


Posiva

  • Posiva Oy was established in 1995 to manage the final disposal of spent fuel
  • owned by: TVO (60 %) and Fortum (40 %)


Rusatom Overseas

"Rusatom Overseas, a subsidiary of the State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, was founded in 2011 with the aim of promoting Russian nuclear technology on the global market. Rusatom Overseas acts as an integrator of ROSATOM's complex solutions in nuclear energy, manages the promotion of the integrated offer and the development of Russian nuclear business abroad, as well as working to create a worldwide network of ROSATOM marketing offices. Dzhomart Aliev is the Director General of Rusatom Overseas."[38]


RWE

  • wants to build a new reactor in the UK (together with EON)[26]
  • wants to build a new reactor in Belene (Bulgaria): 49% of the project are owned by RWE[41]
  • is owner (RWE Power) of five nuclear power plants in Germany: Biblis-A (1974 - 1,167 MW)[42], Biblis-B (1976 - 1,240 MW)[43], Emsland/Lingen (1988 - 1,329 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems GmbH, owner: 87.5 % RWE Power, 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft)[44], Gundremmingen-B (1984 - 1,284 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)[45], Gundremmingen-C (1984 - 1,288 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, owner: 75 % RWE Power, 25 % E.ON Kernkraft)[46]
RWE Energy Giant
RWE Energy Giant Lie - The Truth About The Ad
The RWE Energy Giant
RWE Energy Giant - Director's Cut

RWE Greenwashing Campaign

  • the German RWE company started a greenwashing advertising campaign in Germany in 2009 with a short film ("RWE Energy Giant"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhMV0e_cFAI , translation:
    • It can be so easy to make big changes.
    • If you are a giant.
    • Move forwards
  • critics published a new version ("RWE Energy Giant Lie - The Truth About The Ad") of the film with critical comments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTjHASBVA0Y&NR=1 , translation:
    • Only 0.1 Percents of RWE's power station's capacities are from wind power stations.
    • Tidal power plants has RWE: none. They only exist on their drawing board.
    • Many pylons origin from the prewar period. Some years ago some of them broke for age reasons.
    • RWE produces every year 170,000,000 tons of Carbon Dioxide. This is 20 % of the German total.
    • RWE owns five nuclear power plants. Where are they in this film???
    • You've got to be kidding, RWE! You won't cheat us!
  • Greenpeace changed the film a bit ("The RWE Energy Giant"), pointing to the nuclear power of RWE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZFGYG7acz4 , translation:
    • 15 % of Germany's electricity came from renewable energies in 2008.
    • Only 2 % was the amount of renewable energies of the electricity production of RWE.
    • RWE: really less renewables
  • The anti-nuclear campaign "Atomausstieg selber machen" (="make nuclear phase-out yourself") published another version of the short film ("RWE Energy Giant - Director's Cut"): http://www.youtube.com/atomausstieg09?gl=DE&hl=de , translation:
    • It's a shame if you don't make ANY big changes
    • although you are a giant.


Siemens

  • is stakeholder of Areva
  • nuclear operations in: Germany (Headquarter; built NPPs), France (EPR Flamanville via Areva), Finland (EPR Olkiluoto via Areva; Uranium mining via Areva), Canada (Uranium mining via Areva)


TEPCO

  • Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated
  • it is (was until Fukushima?) the world's no. 4 power company[47]
  • operator of the Fukushima I Daiichi NPP (J)


TVO

This text is based on corporation information of TVO:

Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) is a public company established in 1969 producing electricity for its shareholders at cost price. TVO's nuclear power plant produces about one sixth of the electricity used in Finland. Electricity is generated at the two Olkiluoto nuclear power plant units Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 (OL1 and OL2) at Eurajoki and at the Meri-Pori coal-fired power plant in Pori. A new unit, Olkiluoto 3 (OL3), is under construction at Olkiluoto. TVO has filed an application for a decision-in-principle to construct a fourth nuclear power plant unit at Olkiluoto in spring 2008.[48]

The main mission of TVO is to produce electricity for shareholders safely and economically without carbon dioxide emissions. TVO's vision is to be a world-class nuclear power company that is appreciated by Finnish society. Values of the company are responsibility, transparency, pro activity and continuous improvement.[48]

The Olkiluoto nuclear power plant produced ca. 14.5 TWh electricity in 2009. It was about one sixth of all electricity used in Finland.[48]

TVO's generating capacity consists of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant units Olkiluoto 1 and Olkiluoto 2 with an electrical output of 860 MW each and the 257 MW share in the Meri-Pori coal-fired power plant.[48]

Company shareholders and holdings December 31, 2009[48]
Holding A series B series C series Total
EVP Energia Oy 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.5
Fortum Power and Heat Oy 26.6 25.0 26.6 25.9
Karhu Voima Oyj 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Kemira Oyj 1.9 - 1.9 1.1
Oy Mankala Ab 8.1 8.1 81. 8.1
Pohjolan Voima Oy 56.8 60.2 56.8 58.3

The A series shares entitle the shareholders to the electricity generated by the current plant units, the B series shares to the electricity by the new plant unit OL3, and the C series shares to the electricity generated by the Meri-Pori coal-fired power plant.[48]

Some historic key points:[48]

  • 23.1.1969: Teollisuuden Voima Oy was founded by 16 companies
  • 21.12.1972: The Ministry of Trade and Industry gave principle approval for building a nuclear power plant.
  • 1973: The Parliament approved TVO's proposal of acquisition of an area at Olkiluoto.
  • 31.1.1974: The Ministry of Trade and Industry granted construction license for Olkiluoto 1 (OL1) in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act.
  • 1.2.1974: OL1's foundation stone was laid.
  • 4.8.1975: The Ministry of Trade and Industry granted construction license for Olkiluoto 2 (OL2) in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act.
  • 28.8.1975: Construction of OL2 unit was started.[49]
  • 6.7.1978: The Council of State granted an operation licence for OL1.
  • 2.9.1978: OL1 was connected to the national grid for the first time. The power plant unit achieved full capacity for the first time in January 8, 1979.
  • 1.9.1979: The Council of Stae granted an operation licence for OL2.
  • 10.10.1979: OL1 was introduced into commercial operation.
  • 18.2.1980: OL2 was connected to the national grid for the first time. The power plant unit achieved full capacity for the first time in November 11, 1980.
  • 1.7.1982: OL2 was introduced into commercial operation.
  • 17.5.1984: The Council of State granted permission for increased power level for both power plant units.
  • 29.9.1987: Spent fuel was transferred for the first time from the plant to the Interim Storage Facility for Spent Fuel (KPA-Store).
  • 29.3.1988: Agreement on the participation with a 45 per cent share in the Meri-Pori coal-fired power plant project was signed.
  • 15.12.1988: The Council of State granted an operation licence for 10 years for both power plant units.
  • 29.9.1989: Total production of Olkiluoto nuclear power plant reached 100 TWh.
  • 16.3.1990: Training simulator was taken into use at Olkiluoto.
  • 8.5.1992: The first waste transfer to the low and medium-level nuclear waste repository (VLJ) was made.
  • 30.12.1992: Olkiluoto, Konginkangas and Kuhmo were chosen for more detailed site investigations for final disposal site for spent nuclear fuel.
  • 26.9.1993: Meri-Pori coal-fired power plant produced electricity to the national grid for the first time.
  • 1.1.1996: Posiva Oy began its activities.
  • 1998: Total production of Olkiluoto nuclear power plant reached 200 TWh.
  • 20.8.1998: The Council of State granted a new operation licence for both power plant units and the KPA-Store as well as for the low and medium-level waste interim storages.
  • 1998: Modernization programme of the power plant units, which lasted four years, was completed. After the modernization, the power level is 840 MW it is 18.3 per cent higher than the earlier nominal power level.
  • 30.8.1999: The environmental impact assessment report, i.e. EIA Report, of the environmental impact of a new nuclear power plant unit, which would possibly be built at Olkiluoto, was submitted to the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
  • 5.12.1999: A certificate based on the ISO 14001 standard was granted to the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.
  • 15.11.2000: Application for Decision in principle concerning the new nuclear power plant unit was submitted to the Council of State.
  • 21.12.2000: The Council of State gave a positive Decision in principle for Posiva Oy's application for the construction of a final repository of spent nuclear fuel at Olkiluoto, Eurajoki.
  • 18.5.2001: The Finnish Parliament ratified the Decision in principle made by the Council of State supporting Posiva Oy to construct a final repository for spent nuclear fuel at Olkiluoto in Eurajoki.
  • 19.7.2001: The Finnish Environment Institute registered TVO in the EMAS system (Eco Management and Audit Scheme).
  • 24.5.2002: The Finnish Parliament ratified the Decision in principle made 17th January 2002 by the Council of State supporting the construction of a new nuclear power plant unit either in Olkiluoto, Eurajoki or at Hästholmen, Lovisa.
  • 30.09.2002: TVO submitted bid inquiries for the construction of a new nuclear power plant unit.
  • 16.10.2003: Olkiluoto was chosen for the location site for the new power plant unit.
  • 18.12.2003: TVO's Board of Directors decided to invest in the new nuclear power plant unit Olkiluoto 3 (OL3). The Company signed a contract for the construction of a pressurized water reactor plant unit of some 1,600 MW with the consortium comprising AREVA NP GmbH, AREVA NP SAS and Siemens AG.
  • 16.2.2004: The excavation work at the OL3 site was started.
  • 15.11.2004: TVO's wind power unit at Olkiluoto was consecrated.
  • 10.12.2004: The festive tarring of the ground of the OL3 site.
  • 11.1.2005: The building permit for OL3 was granted by Eurajoki municipality.
  • 17.2.2005: The Council of State granted the construction licence for the OL3.
  • 26.4.2005: Total electricity production of OL1 and OL2 reached 200 TWh.
  • 12.8.2005: The actual construction work of OL3 began.
  • 12.9.2005: The OL3 foundation stone was laid.
  • 31.1.2006: Olkiluoto's new Visitor Center was consecrated.
  • 1.6.2006: Modernization programme of the Olkiluoto power plant units was completed. After the modernization the nominal power level is 860 MW.
  • 18.10.2006: OL3's actual casting of concrete began.
  • 31.5.2007: The environmental impact assessment programme (EIA programme) for the fourth nuclear power plant unit to be possibly built at Olkiluoto was submitted to the contact authority, the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
  • 19.11.2007: The Olkiluoto 100 MW gas turbine plant jointly constructed by Fingrid Oyi and Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO) was inaugurated.
  • 31.12.2007: TVO has been registered in the trade register as a public company as of 31 December 2007. The official name of the company is Teollisuuden Voima Oyi.
  • 25.4.2008: TVO filed to the Government an application for a decision-in-principal to construct a fourth nuclear power plant unit (OL4) at Olkiluoto. Simultaneously Posiva Oy filed an application-in-principle to expand its for spent fuel for OL4.
  • 2.9.2008: The anniversary of 30 years of nuclear energy production at Olkiluoto took place. During the three decades Olkiluoto has produced 350 TWh of electricity.
  • May 2009: The Association for Finnish Work awarded the Key Flag, a symbol of Finnish know-how, to electricity generated by TVO.
  • 11.11.2009: Olkiluoto 3 site reached rooftop height.
  • 2009: The production of electricity of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in 2009 was the highest in the history of the operational history. The total annual production of the power plant units was 14.5 TWh. The two units produce annually some sixth of the electricity in Finland.


Vattenfall

  • is owner and operator of several NPPs in Germany: Brokdorf (1986 - 1,410 MW; 80 % EON, 20 % Vattenfall)[50], Brunsbüttel (1976 - 771 MW; owner + operator: Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel GmbH & Co. OHG - 33.3 % E.ON Kernkraft, 66.7 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)[51], Krümmel (1983 - 1,346 MW; operator: Kernkraftwerk Krümmel GmbH & Co OHG, owner: 50 % E.ON Kernkraft, 50 % Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH)[52]



Footnotes

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atomic_Energy_of_Canada_Limited&oldid=300351714, September 16, 2009
  2. http://www.wdr.de/tv/monitor/sendungen/2011/0407/fukushima.php5 as at April 8, 2011
  3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/08/nuclear-power-namibia-mining , November 8, 2009
  4. source: Banks financing AREVA - data from 2000-2009 www.nuclearbanks.org as at February 5, 2012
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jean-Yvon Landrac, letter to Ranua munipalicy Council on November 16, 2009
  6. Olkiluoto 3 should already be in operation since April 2009. The current (November 2009) estimate delay is about 3 years, but if the cooling system is to be redone from start (as defects have been observed), 3 more years would be added to this delay.
    (source: Jean-Yvon Landrac, letter to Ranua munipalicy Council on November 16, 2009)
  7. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bruce_Power&oldid=311410080, September 16, 2009
  8. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cameco&oldid=309777109, September 16, 2009
  9. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=112 , 6 November 2009
  10. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=113 , 6 November 2009
  11. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=101 , 6 November 2009
  12. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=102 , 6 November 2009
  13. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Energy_Alberta_Corporation&oldid=304616374, September 16, 2009
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 http://www.euernonsensistkeinkonsens.de/?page_id=25 as at October 7, 2011
  15. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=14 , 6 November 2009
  16. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=32 , 6 November 2009
  17. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=35 , 6 November 2009
  18. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=159 , 6 November 2009
  19. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=132 , 6 November 2009
  20. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=17 , 6 November 2009
  21. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=153 , 6 November 2009
  22. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=40 , 6 November 2009
  23. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=41 , 6 November 2009
  24. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=158 , 6 November 2009
  25. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=86 , 6 November 2009
  26. 26.0 26.1 http://www.stromtarife-vergleich.net/stromerzeuger/838-eon-und-rwe-planen-neue-kraftwerke-in-grosbritannien.html
  27. http://www.ewn-gmbh.de/ewngruppe/ewn/standort-greifswald/internationale-projekte/know-how-verwertung.html
  28. http://www.ewn-gmbh.de/ewngruppe/avr/das-unternehmen/firmenportraet.html
  29. http://www.ewn-gmbh.de/ewngruppe/ewn/standort-greifswald/zentrale-aktive-werkstatt-zaw/konzept-zaw.html
  30. http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/10/new_nuclear_reactor_to_be_built_at_pyhajoki_2925634.html as at October 5, 2011
  31. 31.0 31.1 provided by an exhibition presented at the international anti-nuclear conference in Vienna on May 31, 2013
  32. http://www.gns.de/language=de/2461/zwischenlagerung as at October 26, 2011
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 http://www.gns.de/binary.ashx/5935 as at October 26, 2011
  34. http://www.gns.de/language=de/2354/castor-behaelter as at October 26, 2011
  35. http://www.gns.de/language=de/2358/constor-behaelter as at October 26, 2011
  36. http://www.gns.de/language=de/2363/pollux-behaelter as at October 26, 2011
  37. http://www.gns.de/language=de/2349/nuklear-behaelter-produkte as at October 26, 2011
  38. http://www.rosatom-overseas.com/about.html as at July 7, 2013
  39. http://www.fennovoima.fi/en/fennovoima/media/press-releases/press-releases/fennovoima-continues-with-rosatom as at July 7, 2013
  40. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN_Fennovoima_focuses_on_Rosatom_0306131.html as as July 7, 2013
  41. http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/0,1518,657556,00.html
  42. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=7 , 6 November 2009
  43. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=8 , 6 November 2009
  44. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=153 , 6 November 2009
  45. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=40 , 6 November 2009
  46. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=41 , 6 November 2009
  47. http://download.www.arte.tv/permanent/u1/tchernobyl/report2011.pdf as at June 1, 2011
  48. 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 TVO: Pocket Guide 2010; Eura Print Oy, 2010
  49. This data is in contradiction to the data provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency: according to them, the construction started on 01/11/1975 - http://www.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=160 as at September 25, 2012
  50. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=14 , 6 November 2009
  51. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=17 , 6 November 2009
  52. http://www.contratom.de/wissen/standorte/standorte/index_station.php?station=86 , 6 November 2009