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Seminario Retos energéticos en el siglo XXI
la energia nuclear como paerte de la
solucion Santander, 22 July 2005
Public Acceptance of Nuclear Power Ms Tellervo
Taipale Programme Manager, CommunicationWANO
Paris Centre
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Ms Tellervo Taipale

• Finnish
• Public Information Manager
• TVO, Olkiluoto NPP, for 7 years
• Communication Manager
• WANO Paris Centre since May 2004.

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• World Association of Nuclear Operators

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Why did WANO begin?

• After the accident at the Chernobyl NPP in 1986,
• nuclear operators world-wide realised that
• international cooperation was needed to ensure
  that
• such an accident can never happen again.
• WANO was formed in 1989
• by nuclear operators world-wide.

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The WANO Mission

• To maximise the safety and reliability of the
  operation of nuclear power plants by exchanging
  information and encouraging communication,
  comparison and emulation amongst its members.

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• Introduction to the Finnish Nuclear Industry

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Nuclear Power Plants in Finland
Olkiluoto NPP, TVO
Loviisa NPP, Fortum
OL1 BWR 840 MW, 1978OL2 BWR 840
MW, 1980 Both Westinghouse Atom
LO1 PWR 488 MW, 1977 LO2 PWR 488 MW, 1979
Olkiluoto
Loviisa
Helsinki
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Teollisuuden Voima Oy, TVO

• TVO
• Privately owned generating company
• Personnel about 600
• Revenue some EUR 200 mill.
• Sells electricity only to the shareholders at
  cost basis
• Two existing NPP units (OL1 and OL2, total annual
  output about 14 TWh)
• Third NPP unit under construction (OL3).
• Subsidiaries
• Posiva Oy for Nuclear waste management
• TVO Nuclear Services Oy for know-how consulting.

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Electric Power Supply in Finland 2004
Net imports 5.6
Hydro 17.0
Oil 2.1
Wind 0.1
Coal 18.2
Peat 7.5
Biomass 11.7
Natural gas 11.6
Waste 1.1
by energy sources.In total 86.8 TWh.
Nuclear 25.1
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Electricity Consumption in Finland
Forecast
106 TWh
96 TWh
Statistic
1930
40
50
60
70
80
90
2000
2010
2020
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Nuclear Waste Management
Teollisuuden Fortum Power

Government
Regulations
Voima and Heat
POSIVA
Ministry of Trade

Licensing
and Industry
Research Institutes
STUK- Radiation and

Universities

Nuclear Safety

Consultants, Contractors
Supervision
Authority
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Current Nuclear Waste Management

• Nuclear waste
• Low Level Waste (LLW)
• Intermediate Level Waste (ILW)
• Spent fuel
• Funds collected for future costs.
• LLW and ILW
• Underground repositories at the NPP sites.
• Spent fuel
• Interim storages at the NPP sites
• Construction of the underground site started.

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Repository for LLW and ILW at Olkiluoto
Control building
Transport tunnel
Shaft
Research tunnel
Excavation tunnel
Silo for ILW
Silo for LLW
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• How is a new NPP unit possible?

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Arguments for the new NPP 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

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Nuclear Licensing Process in Finland
OPERATING LICENSE
CONSTRUCTIONPERMIT
Government
DECISIONIN PRINCIPLE
Government
ENVIRONMENTALIMPACTASSESSMENT
Government Parliament
Ministry of Trade and Industry

• Interest groups
• politicians
• authorities and regulators
• trade unions
• public etc.

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Circulation of newspapers per 1,000 persons in
different countries in 2001
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Finnish people are 3rd in the world and 1st in EU
in reading newspapers.
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Number of mediahits Nov 2000 - July 2002
Number
Total number of mediahits 28,000
Lähde Observer
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Milestones of the OL3 Project 2000-2009

• Application for Decision in Principle Nov 2000,
  decision and ratification - May 2002
• Investment decision and plant contract Dec 2003
• Start-up of site preparation Dec 2003
• Construction licence Feb 2005
• Start-up of civil construction Spring 2005
• Start-up of installation Autumn 2006
• Start-up of operation Spring 2009.

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Acceptance of Nuclear Power 1982 - 2004

positive 46
negative 25
1982
1983
1984
1986
1992
2004
1985
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2003
2001
2002
Source Suomen Gallup Oy / TNS Gallup Oy Finnish
Energy Industries Federation
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Attitudes Towards the Use of Various Energy Forms
in Electricity Generation in 2003
Source Finnish energy attitudes 2003
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• Olkiluoto in 2009

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Olkiluoto 3 unit

• Supplier Consortium Framatome ANP and Siemens
• Reactor type EPR (PWR)
• Net electrical output 1,600 MW
• Estimated annual production 13 TWh
• Operating personnel 150
• Investment cost EUR 3 billion.

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• Nuclear Waste Management in the future

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Final Disposal for Spent Fuel after 2020
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Process for Final Disposal of Spent Fuel

• The application submitted to the Government in
  May 1999
• general hearing
• statements requested
• Statements in November 1999 January 2000
• about 20 statements of authorities and
  municipalities
• statement of STUK
• statement of the Eurajoki municipality (votes
  20-7)
• Decisions
• decision of the Government in December 2000
• ratification by the Parliament in May 2001 (votes
  159-3).

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It is safe to dispose of nuclear waste in the
Finnish bedrock Opinions in the Whole Country
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It is safe to dispose of nuclear waste in the
Finnish bedrock Opinions at Eurajoki
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• Conclusions

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Tools for communication

• Tools for communication
• Clear messages from different directions
• Keep it simple
• Open doors policy for visitors
• Information available for those who are
  interested
• Publications, Press Conferences and Press
  Releases, www sites etc.

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For Public Acceptance

• Public acceptance needs
• Trust
• Transparency
• Long term work
• Proper arguments, clear messages
• No accidents
• Together for nuclear safety, one of WANO
  slogans.

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• Thank you for your attention