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CTOnews.com April 16 news, according to CCTV, early on the 16th local time, Europe's largest nuclear power unit in Finland Orkiluoto Island Nuclear Power Station No. 3 (Olkiluoto 3jue OL3) reactor officially put into daily operation.

Its operator said the reactor began normal output early on Sunday, enhancing energy security in areas where Russia cut off natural gas and electricity supplies.

Of course, nuclear power is still controversial in Europe, mainly because of safety concerns. News of the OL3 launch comes after Germany shut down its three remaining reactors on Saturday, while Sweden, France, the UK and other countries are planning new development projects.

According to public data, the nuclear reactor, with an installed capacity of 1600 megawatts, began construction in 2005. it is the first new nuclear power unit in Finland in more than 40 years and the first nuclear power unit in Europe in 16 years. According to the website of the American Nuclear Society, according to the installed capacity, the No. 3 reactor at the Orchillo Alto Island Nuclear Power Station is the largest in Europe.

CTOnews.com inquiry found that the nuclear reactor was originally planned to be put into operation in 2009, but was eventually delayed due to a number of technical problems. In fact, OL3 went into trial production for the first time in March last year and was expected to be exported normally in four months, but there were a series of failures and power outages, and it took several months to complete the repair.

OL3 operator Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) expects the reactor to operate for at least 60 years after completing the transition from commissioning to daily power output, meeting about 14 per cent of Finland's electricity needs, thereby reducing Finland's imports of electricity from Sweden and Norway.

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