Fennovoima withdrew the application for the construction of the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant

As reported on the website of the organization, the Finnish design company Fennovoima withdrew its application for a license to build the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant.

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As it follows from the statement, work at the construction site has stopped, and Fennovoima herself plans to focus “on ensuring safety in the short and long term.”

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The Ministry of Economy and Employment of Finland reported that they received this information from the company. In the near future, the government may make a formal decision to stop consideration of the application for the construction of the station.

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In early May, Fennovoima terminated the contract with Rosatom for the construction of Hanhikivi-1 in Finland. The project involved the construction of a single-unit nuclear power plant based on a modern Russian-designed VVER-1200 generation 3+ reactor with a capacity of 1200 megawatts. The customer, owner and operator of the future nuclear power plant was the Finnish Fennovoima Oy, and the general supplier was RAOS Project.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry called the decision of the Finnish side to stop cooperation with Rosatom as politicized.