Loviisa nuclear power plant

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Loviisa nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Loviisa nuclear power plant

Unit name	Status	Commissioning year	Retirement year	Cancellation year	Nameplate capacity	Reactor type	Model	Owner	Operator
1	Operating	1977	2050 (planned)	–	531 MW	Pressurized water reactor	VVER V-213	Fortum Power and Heat Oy [100%]	Fortum Power and Heat
2	Operating	1981	2050 (planned)	–	531 MW	Pressurized water reactor	VVER V-213	Fortum Power and Heat Oy [100%]	Fortum Power and Heat
3	Cancelled	–	–	2010	1800 MW	Unknown	unknown	–	–

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Loviisa nuclear power plant

Unit name	Construction start	First criticality (more info)	First grid connection	Commercial operation	Retirement date
1	May 1, 1971	January 21, 1977	February 8, 1977	May 9, 1977	2050 (planned)
2	August 1, 1972	October 17, 1980	November 4, 1980	January 5, 1981	2050 (planned)

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Loviisa nuclear power plant

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Unit name	Reference net capacity	Design net capacity	Thermal capacity
1	507 MW	420 MW	1500 MWt
2	507 MW	420 MW	1500 MWt

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Loviisa nuclear power plant

Unit name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
1	Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Uusimaa, Finland	60.3708, 26.3468 (exact)
2	Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Uusimaa, Finland	60.3708, 26.3468 (exact)
3	Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Uusimaa, Finland	60.3708, 26.3468 (exact)

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