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Finland’s economic minister sees room for ‘zero or one’ new nuclear power plant
Publish date: March 16, 2009
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Finland’s economic minister sees room for ‘zero or one’ new nuclear power plant
Finnish economic affairs minister Mauri Pekkarinen was quoted by Swedish-language daily Hufvudstadsbladet on Monday as saying that Finland needed "zero or one at most" new nuclear power station.
He told the paper that structural changes in the wood-processing industry in particular had reduced the need for extra energy, according to Newsroom Finland.
Finland’s Conservative party has hinted it would like to see two new nuclear power stations built.
Three utilities have filed applications to build nuclear generating units, with manufacturers maintaining that all three are needed, said the news service
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