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Costs soar for new nuclear power plants
Strict safety guidelines cause construction delays at nuclear plants in Finland and Taiwan |
Joseph Romm |
06 Sep 2007 |
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| Bloomberg has a very long article on the troubles plaguing Finland's Olkiluoto-3, 'the first nuclear plant ordered in Western Europe since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.' The plant has been delayed two years thanks to 'flawed welds for the reactor's steel liner, unusable water-coolant pipes and suspect concrete in the foundation.' It is also more than 25 percent over its 3 billion euro ($4 billion) budget. The article notes: If Finland's experience is any guide, ... |
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| Topics: energy, Finland, nuclear power, Taiwan, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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