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Finland’s Olkiluoto nuclear plant site could be shut down
icenews.is (May 18 2009)
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The Finnish Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority (STUK) has sent a letter to Areva, the French company building the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant, stating that they will shut down the power station site if Areva doesn’t fix problems in the plant’s automation systems.
YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, reports that STUK believes the design of the nuclear plant’s automation system is faulty and does not meet basic nuclear safety requirements to operate. STUK therefore says they cannot give the green light for Areva to install the automation systems at Olkiluoto until the company addresses the problem.
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