OREANDA-NEWS. April 17, 2008. A group of representatives of Finnish Nuclear Society handed the director of Leningrad NPP V.Lebedev an FNS flag as a token of cooperation between the nuclear societies of Russia and Finland

Lebedev welcomed the Finnish guests on behalf of his plant and Russian Nuclear Society and pointed out that Leningrad NPP enjoyed strong and fruitful cooperation with the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Authority of Finland (STUK). In the past years, the parties have jointly installed modern equipment and safety systems and have carried out in-depth safety analysis at Leningrad NPP. As a result, the service lives of the plant’s 1st and 2nd units have been extended for 15 years.

Vice President of Finnish Nuclear Society Harry Lamroth said that as nuclear energy experts they were interested in the work of Leningrad NPP and were attentively following the construction of Leningrad NPP-2 as Finland might also build a new nuclear reactor of Russian design.

To remind, presently, Finland is planning to build three reactors in addition to existing five. TVO, Fortun and Fenovoima have expressed readiness to build them. Presently, Finland is conducting an ecological examination of the projects.

Senior specialists of Leningrad NPP and A.P.Alexandrov Research Institute told the Finnish guests about the work of the plant and its key projects. The guests visited one of the units of Leningrad NPP.