7 Fennovoima’s Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant The design and construction of a nuclear power plant is a large project taking approximately ten years. To guarantee that the construction project runs as smoothly as possible, Fennovoima has invested in planning and maintaining an open dialogue with different operators and citizens in the region. Fennovoima regularly conducts opinion polls in Pyhäjoki and the surrounding municipalities to see how the residents view the project. Support for the project is equally strong in the municipalities. Of all the Kalajoki, Merijärvi, Oulainen, Pyhäjoki and Raahe municipality residents, 65 percent are in favour of Fennovoima’s project. In summer 2013, Fennovoima signed a development agreement with the target to sign a plant Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant life cycle phases CONTRACTING • Pyhäjoki as the plant site (2011) • Plant supplier selection (2013) • Application for construction license and other permits • Starting the excavation work Construction • Power plant construction • Other construction • Operating license OPERATION • 60 years • Disposal of nuclear fuel • Power plant decommissioning Preparation • Site and plant options • Environmental impact assessment (EIA) • Preliminary safety evaluation by the Radiation and Nuclear Safety A uthority, Finland (STUK) • Decision-in-principle of the Parliament of Finland (2010) supply contract with Rosatom. The Hanhikivi 1 plant supply contract was signed at the end of 2013. The project consists of lengthy phases. At each phase, Fennovoima conducts extensive reports and cooperates with the plant supplier and its partners, authorities and other specialists. After the plant supplier selection, the next major step is applying for a construction permit by summer 2015. Rosatom AES-2006 NPP/Hanhikivi site, Pyhäjoki, Finland
Hanhikivi Guide 2015
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