The start-up of “regular electricity generation” from the Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) EPR plant in Finland has been delayed by four months to September 2019 following delays to hot functional tests and commissioning tests, developer Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said June 13. An Areva-Siemens consortium is delivering the OL3 plant under a fixed-price turnkey contract. The project is several years behind schedule and costs have soared, prompting court disputes between the supplier and developer.
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