New Nuclear Power Plant Project in Finland

Veijo RyhänenTVO

Energy ConferenceLisbon, 22 February 2006

Contents

• Supply of electricity in Finland

• Role of nuclear power

• Arguments supporting nuclear new build

• Status of nuclear waste management

• New OL3 power plant

• Concluding remarks

Electricity Supply by Energy Sources in Finland 2005 (84.9 TWh)

Hydro16.0 %

Wind0.2 %

Peat5.3 %

Biomass10.5 %

Nuclear26.3 %

Natural gas10.5 %

Coal8.2 %

Oil1.8 %

Net imports20.0 %

Waste1.2 %

Source: Finnish Energy Industries

 

Loviisa

LO1 PWR 488 MW 1977LO2 PWR 488 MW 1980

OL1 BWR 840 MW 1978OL2 BWR 860 MW 1980

Olkiluoto Loviisa

Helsinki

Nuclear Power Plants in Finland

Olkiluoto

TVO Company

• Privately owned generating company established in 1969• Personnel about 630• Turnover about EUR 200 mill.• Sells electricity only to the shareholders at cost basis

Existing Nuclear Power Plant Units (Olkiluoto 1 and 2)• 840 and 860 MWe, BWR, Westinghouse Atom• Start of operation in 1978 and 1980• Modernization and uprating programmes since 1982

New Nuclear Power Plant Unit (Olkiluoto 3)• 1600 MWe, PWR, Framatome/Siemens consortium• Start of operation in 2009

Other Power Plants• 45% share in 565 MW coal-fired power plant (Meri-Pori)• 1 MW wind power plant at Olkiluoto

Subsidiaries• Posiva Oy (60 %) responsible for the final disposal of spent fuel• TVO Nuclear Services Oy (100 %) specialized in know-how consulting

Olkiluoto Power Plant Site in 2004

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Arguments for a New Nuclear Plant Unit

• Covers partly the additional electricity demand and replaces old power plants

• Enables, together with renewables, the fulfilment of the Kyoto commitments

• Secures stable and predictable electricity price

• Reduces the dependence on electricity import

Olkiluoto 1 and 2 Electric Power Production (TWh) and Capacity Factor (%)

10,911,3 11,4 11,5

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Nuclear Gas Coal Peat Wood Wind

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Emission trade 20 €/t CO2Fuel costsO&M costsCapital costs

Generation costs without investment subsidy and the return of electricity tax (wood and wind)

Operating hours 2200 hours/year

R.Tarjanne 18.06.2005

Operating hours 8000 hours/yearReal interest rate 5,0%

April 2005 prices

Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990-2004 and Finland’s Commitment

Source: Statistics Finland

Two underground repositories for LLW/ILW in operation since 1992 (Olkiluoto) and 1998 (Loviisa)

Spent fuel Site selected for the deep repository (Olkiluoto) Construction of the underground site

characterisation facility (ONKALO) started in 2004 Start of final disposal in 2020

Funds collected for future costs of nuclear waste management EUR 1.4 bill. in 2005

Current Status of Waste Management Programme

Spent Fuel Management

• Interim storage in water pools at the power plant sites (total accumulation 1380 tU by the end of 2004)

• Preparations for final disposal since the early 1980s (R&D, siting, EIA)

• ”Decision in Principle” process (1999-2001) for implementation of final disposal; decision of the Government in 2000, ratification by the Parliament in 2001

• Direct disposal in crystalline bedrock; site selected for the deep repository (Olkiluoto in the municipality of Eurajoki)

• Construction of the underground rock characterisation facility (ONKALO) started in 2004

OL3 Project in a Nutshell

• Licensing• Decision in Principle – application in 2000, the Government’s decision

ratified by the Parliament in 2002

• Construction licence in 2005

• Supplier: Consortium formed by Framatome ANP and Siemens

• Power plant• Reactor type EPR (PWR)

• Net electrical output 1,600 MW

• Estimated annual production 13 TWh

• Investment cost EUR 3 billion

• Start-up of operation – 2009

Nuclear Licensing Process in Finland

ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT

ASSESSMENT

Ministry of Tradeand Industry

DECISIONIN PRINCIPLE

GovernmentParliament

CONSTRUCTIONPERMIT

Government

OPERATINGOPERATINGLICENSELICENSE

Government

April 2005

October 2005

January 2006

• Engineering, licensing, manufacturing and construction proceed, more than 900 subcontracts signed; number of designers in excess of 1000

• Licences and permits needed for the construction granted

• Owner’s work completed at site, construction site handed over to the Supplier

• Certain civil works and manufacturing over six months behind the original schedule; however, electricity production estimated to start in 2009

• Financing and insurances in place

• Civil work proceeding, manpower at site about 600, over 20 nationalities

• Recruiting in progress, training of operating personnel (41 persons) has commenced

OL3 Status - February 2006

Olkiluoto in 2009

ONKALO Site in 2005

Spent Fuel Repository around 2050

Source: Posiva

Facts Supporting Use and New Build of Nuclear Power in Finland

• Positive technical and economical experiences of nuclear power over 25 years

• Competitive generating costs and long-term price predictability

• CO2 free energy form in line with national targets

• Efforts to reduce dependence on import and to increase security of supply

• Suitability of TVO’s ownership for long-term investment (cost base model)

• Politically accepted spent fuel disposal and waste management solutions, as well as proper funding arrangement for future costs