{"id":64007,"date":"2022-11-02T09:47:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=64007"},"modified":"2022-11-02T09:47:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:47:19","slug":"serious-incident-at-finnish-nuclear-power-plant-under-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=64007","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Serious&#8217; incident at Finnish nuclear power plant under control"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"o-article__header\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"c-article-title u-display-inline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2020\/12\/10\/serious-incident-at-finnish-nuclear-power-plant-under-control?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=Social\">&#8216;Serious&#8217; incident at Finnish nuclear power plant under control<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><time class=\"c-article-date\" datetime=\"2020-12-10\" data-timestamp=\"1607629694\"><\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsTopArticle c-article-media js-article-video\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"jsTopArticleMain\">\n<div class=\"c-video-player u-position-relative u-bg-grey4\">\n<div class=\"c-video-player__container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img u-max-height-full u-width-full\" title=\"The nuclear power plants in Olkiluoto are located in south-western Finland.\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/05\/19\/33\/20\/320x180_cmsv2_c1bc19a4-6d9a-5ee1-9042-d0e16eb1fec3-5193320.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/05\/19\/33\/20\/320x180_cmsv2_c1bc19a4-6d9a-5ee1-9042-d0e16eb1fec3-5193320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/05\/19\/33\/20\/602x338_cmsv2_c1bc19a4-6d9a-5ee1-9042-d0e16eb1fec3-5193320.jpg 602w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/05\/19\/33\/20\/648x364_cmsv2_c1bc19a4-6d9a-5ee1-9042-d0e16eb1fec3-5193320.jpg 648w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/05\/19\/33\/20\/773x435_cmsv2_c1bc19a4-6d9a-5ee1-9042-d0e16eb1fec3-5193320.jpg 773w\" alt=\"The nuclear power plants in Olkiluoto are located in south-western Finland.\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-media-copyright \"><span class=\"c-caption\">The nuclear power plants in Olkiluoto are located in south-western Finland.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"c-copyright\"><span class=\"c-copyright__label\">Copyright<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<a class=\"c-copyright__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2020\/12\/10\/serious-incident-at-finnish-nuclear-power-plant-under-control?utm_source=Facebook&amp;utm_medium=Social#\">JACQUES DEMARTHON \/ AFP<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"c-article__container jsBottomArticle u-overflow-visible u-margin-top-medium-down-2 u-margin-top-large-only-3 u-margin-top-xlarge-4\" data-nid=\"1315938\" data-cid=\"5193320\" data-related=\"2\">\n<div class=\"u-show-for-medium u-overflow-visible c-aside__social\">\n<div class=\"u-margin-bottom-medium-3 u-position-sticky-80 u-zindex--10\">\n<div class=\"c-social-share t-social-share--blue js-social-share \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-responsive-iframes-container\">\n<div id=\"poool-content\" class=\"c-article-content js-article-content poool-content\">\n<p>Authorities have stated there is no danger after a &#8220;serious&#8221; incident was reported at a nuclear power station in Finland.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred in reactor 2 of the Olkiluoto power station, in the southwest of the country at 12.22 local time (11:22 CET).<\/p>\n<p>But the Finnish nuclear safety authority (STUK) later confirmed that the situation was stable and the reactor had been shut down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A severe abnormal disturbance occurred at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant unit 2,&#8221; STUK said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuk.fi\/web\/en\/-\/the-abnormal-operational-occurrence-at-olkiluoto-nuclear-power-plant-the-unit-is-stable\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-min-tv-running=\"true\">&#8220;The disturbance was possibly caused by a fault in the purification system for the reactor water&#8230; there was no radioactive release to the environment.<\/p>\n<p>STUK added there was no need for protective measures and they did not expect any danger outside the unit. No workers or personnel had been exposed to radiation or injured in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;STUK started the emergency activities immediately in full force due to exceptionally high radiation levels inside the unit,&#8221; said director general Petteri Tiippana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are about 80 persons following the situation, but we do not see an acute threat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>About a third of Finland&#8217;s electricity comes from nuclear power, with four reactors in operation and two under construction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n<div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1337070554524889088\" data-tweetloaded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1337070554524889088&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.euronews.com%2F2020%2F12%2F10%2Fserious-incident-at-finnish-nuclear-power-plant-under-control&amp;sessionId=7915b459c784a431344f25e561767529e71f5813&amp;siteScreenName=euronews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1c23387b1f70c%3A1664388199485&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1337070554524889088\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"poool-widget\" class=\"poool-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<footer>\n<section class=\"c-article-footer__section u-margin-top-4 u-padding-top-5\">\n<div class=\"c-article-widget__related\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Serious&#8217; incident at Finnish nuclear power plant under control The nuclear power plants in Olkiluoto are located in south-western Finland.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Copyright\u00a0\u00a0JACQUES DEMARTHON \/ AFP Authorities have stated there is no danger after a &#8220;serious&#8221; incident was reported at a nuclear power station in Finland. 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