Europe News: OSLO: The restart after the first annual maintenance at Finland's new Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power reactor has been extended by eight days to April 28, o.
The U.S. should learn from Finland that nuclear power can beimportant in reconciling the desire to reduce pollution with theneed to remain economically competitive, recognize the role thatnuclear power can play in meeting America's energy requirements,and follow the Finnish example of how to move from talking aboutnuclear power to actually building nuclear power plants.
Nuclear reactor Olkiluoto 3 has gone online in Finland some 12 years behind schedule and on a massively inflated budget. Finland now hopes to cut back on energy imports from Russia, Sweden and Norway.