Finnish nuclear reactor delayed further until 2014 (should have been online 2009) [View All]

Finnish nuclear reactor delayed further until 2014

HELSINKI (AP) -- Finnish utility TVO says the completion of the country's fifth nuclear reactor will be further delayed and the company does not expect it to go online until 2014.

TVO says the Areva-Siemens consortium responsible for its construction has informed it of delays in the development of the plant's instrumentation and control system. Also, piping and electrical installation have taken longer than estimated.

Wednesday's announcement means the sixth delay at Olkiluoto 3 site, plagued by faulty materials and planning problems since construction began in 2005. The plant was to be online by 2009.

The 1,600-megawatt reactor plant was to be the continent's first European Pressurized Reactor, planned to eventually replace aging reactors worldwide.

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