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Greenpeace discovers safety procedures in disarray at Finland’s nuclear construction site

Published by Simon Leufstedt on August 13th, 2008 in Energy.

Greenpeace demonstration in Olkiluoto, Finland

Olkiluoto, Finland, Monday 28 May 2007 - Activists from Greenpeace block the entrance to the construction site of a new nuclear reactor in Olkiluoto. Photo by: Greenpeace.

The construction of a nuclear plant in Olkiluoto, Finland, has so far been pretty miserable. The construction is 2-3 years behind schedule, 70% over the budget, experiencing 1500 construction defects and recently had do deal with a damaging fire. But it’s getting worse.

Greenpeace today found out from leaked documents that the French construction company Areva is “failing to implement vital safety procedures” that, according to Greenpeace, cannot guarantee the reactors safety.

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