Olkituoto Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3

HED001 – CEA1114 – Assessment 1

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction 5
1.1 Background 5
1.2 Identification of the Problem 5
1.3 Proposed Solution 5

2 Analysis of project 6
2.1 Definition of Sustainability 6
2.2 Social 6
2.3 Economic 6
2.4 Environmental 6

3 Impact on built environment 7

3.1 Definition of the Built Environment 7
3.2 Impact on Past Development 7
3.3 Impact on Future Development 7
3.4 Other Considerations 7

4 Analysis of Problems 8
4.1 Discussion of Problems 8
4.2 Residual Problems 8
4.3 Consequential Problems 8
4.4 Possible Solutions 8

5 Conclusion 9

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 1
Introduction

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1.1 Background:
Give a brief background on the project and lead into the problem this project was designed
to solve.
1.2 Identification of the Problem:
Write a synopsis on the problems Finland was finding with their countries power
generation.
 Signing up to protocols trying to achieve carbon neutrality.
 Energy independence from volatile countries.
 Greater power consumption from the population moving into the future.

1.3 Proposed Solution:

Write a solution outlining how the ONPP U3 solves the above problems.

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 2
Analysis of the Project

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2.1 Definition of Sustainability:
Write a definition of sustainability. Perhaps include,
 Modern day definition
 Who came up with the three pillars
 What issue or issues created the need for sustainability.

2.2 Social:
Define the Social Pillar of Sustainability.
Refer to Teams Discussion Thread for assistance.

2.3 Economic:
Define the Economic Pillar of Sustainability.
Refer to Teams Discussion Thread for assistance.

2.4 Environmental:
Define the Environmental Pillar of Sustainability.
Refer to Teams Discussion Thread for assistance.

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https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/videos/what-is-the-nuclear-fuel-cycle
3
Impact on the Built Environment

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3.1 Definition of the Built Environment:
The built environment refers to the surroundings within which people live, work, and
enjoy leisure activities. In addition to buildings and parks, it includes supporting
infrastructure, such as transport, water, and energy networks (Built environment, 2023).
Through its use of land, water, and energy resources, as well as the waste and
emissions it produces, over the years it’s been noticed the built environment as a by-
product reduce the quality of the natural environment. In contrast, extreme weather
events such as floods, cyclones, bushfires, and heatwaves are regarded as one of
the greatest threats to the built environment and to its inhabitants (Built environment and
health, 2023).

e.g., of Built environment:

-Transport
-Housing
-Water resources
 Links

Built environment and health (2023) Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Available
at: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-health/built-environment-and-health
(Accessed: March 30, 2023).
(Built environment and health, 2023)

https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-health/built-environment-and-
health

Built environment (2023) Built Environment - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. Available at:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/built-environment (Accessed: March 30,
2023).

(Built environment, 2023)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/built-environment

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 3.2 Impact on the Existing Built Environment:

Impacts
Factors: Positive: Negative
Political: - Radioactive
disposal strategy
waste - Political opinion has
noticed the high yielding of
-The Finnish government
planning to introduce a tax on
is

production and energy. uranium used in nuclear power

- Roles of institutions
involved in radioactive
waste management
- Taxes
-Managing ways to find
develop a waste program
for the minor waste they
produce.
-Increase in tax revenue
reactor fuel, the country's Ministry of
Employment and the Economy has
announced. The tax could generate
up to €100 million ($135 million)
annually.

Environmental: - Nuclear power plant

production processes
- The impacts of construction on
soil, bedrock, and groundwater
- waste is put in large well alterations
- Leftover waste from developed underground
production storage, which has
operation life for estimated
next 100 years.
- Enhances Finland’s self-
sufficiency in electrical
energy and contributes to
carbon neutrality

Social: -Decision
responsibility
and
- Population attitude and
belief towards nuclear
planation production
-construction of reactors
effects on the public
- taking responsibility to find
ways develop and
- residents’ welfare and
noise levels
Implement waste disposal
- traffic impacts during the
program for the minor
operation of the newly
waste they produce.
installed plant unit on
- More job opportunities for
the public

Technological: - Status of radioactive

waste geological disposal
- The Onkalo nuclear waste
disposal facility under-
Technological
construction and
construction in Olkituoto, method will last 100
- Preliminary phase in
Finland will be the world’s years but more ideas
geological disposal
first permanent geological needed for future
repository program
repository for spent nuclear
fuel and high-level
radioactive waste. (well-
planned status)
- Being the first in the world
to offer a solution for final
disposal has reinforced
change in public opinion.

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Legal: - Waste
guidelines
Control - Radioactive waste is
being managed
-low risk is still risk meaning a
misstep could potentially affect
properly giving the the nuclear power plant in the
underlying fact that future
there is a low risk of
the Olkituoto nuclear
power plant will have
negative effect human
health.

Economical: -Cost -  Providing Finland with a

steady flow of cash is a result
-Initial cost were $4billion dollars but
increased 3-fold to $11 billion which
- Economic growth
of the nuclear power plant's is related to the delays in the
energy output and revenue. project’s completion.
Municipal tax revenue
during the project brought
Rauma almost one hundred
million euros and Pori more
than 30 million euros in
extra income.)
- lessening the demand for
imported electricity from
countries like Norway,
Sweden, and Russia while
also lowering costs.

3.3 Positive impacts:

Olkituoto Nuclear Power Plant impact on the existing built environment is predominantly
associated with its economic/technological impacts, which include:
-  Providing Finland with a steady flow of cash is a result of the nuclear power plant's
energy output and revenue.
- Employed around 4,500 people. As well as providing employment in Finland, the
project’s subcontracting offers opportunities abroad.
- Greatly increasing Finland's electrical self-sufficiency and aids in achieving carbon
neutrality targets.
Olkituoto nuclear power plant extension has been evaluated as a positive project despite
its minor impact on the environment due to technological advancements and revenue
generated by the project.
(Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant, 2023)

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Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant (2023) Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Available at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Agriculture (Accessed: March
30, 2023).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olkiluoto_Nuclear_Power_Plant#Agriculture

World Nuclear Association (2021) Nuclear Energy in Finland | Finnish Nuclear Power - World
Nuclear Association. Available at: https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-
profiles/countries-a-f/finland.aspx (Accessed: March 30, 2023).

(World Nuclear Association, 2021)

https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/
finland.aspx

3.4 Negative Impacts

Olkituoto Nuclear Power Plant impact on the existing built environment is predominantly
associated with its social impacts, which include:
- The impacts of construction on soil, bedrock, and groundwater alterations
- residents’ welfare and noise levels
- traffic impacts during the operation of the newly installed plant unit on
- land use, structures, and landscape Proceedings of the International Youth Nuclear
Congress
- employment and industries
As part of the evaluation of the current negative impacts of the Olkituoto nuclear power
plant extension project, it has been acknowledged that there were construction delays
and problems during the early stages.  
(Environmental impact assessment for olkiluoto 4 nuclear power IAEA, 2008)

Environmental impact assessment for olkiluoto 4 nuclear power ... - IAEA (2008) Environmental
Impact Assessment for Olkiluoto 4 Nuclear Power Plant Unit in Finland. Available at:
https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/40/048/40048162.pdf (Accessed:
March 30, 2023).

https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/40/048/40048162.pdf

Nuclear energy in finland - stanford university (2020) Nuclear Energy in Finland. Available at:
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2017/ph241/adamson1/docs/Nuclear_Energy_in_Finland.pdf
(Accessed: March 30, 2023).

(Nuclear energy in finland - stanford university 2020)

http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2017/ph241/adamson1/docs/Nuclear_Energy_in_Finland.pdf

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 3.5 Impact on the Future Built Environment:
Impacts
Factors: Positive: Negative
Political: -Political
opinions
parties’ - Political parties have
noticed the high yielding
- may change their look on nuclear
energy if there isn’t a solution for
of production and energy the 100 years of waste produce.
- Financing of output. More likely to
national radioactive support production of
waste disposal more reactors in the
strategy future.

- Once an
environmentally
conscious waste
disposal method is
developed, a portion of
the money earned can
be used to finance the
waste disposal
strategy.

Environmental: - Nuclear power plant

processes
- Much cleaner and
more sustainable with
- produces
emissions and
greenhouse
waste,
low risk of affecting the significantly lower compared to
environment and living other energy productions
species.
(-Reduce greenhouse
gases by 80% by 2050
and end reliance on
imports of electricity)

Social: - overtime population

will be normalised
- Possible threat of this
plantation changing its
- Organizational
using nuclear planation legitimacy in the future
legitimacy
production and the out of greed or
- Attitude and belief energy it produces desperation to continue
towards nuclear its energy production.
planation production

Technological: - Medium term

strategy for nuclear
Have a whole lifetime to
come up with permanent
-Technological construction and
method will last 100 years but more

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 spent fuel and long- solutions. innovated ideas needed for future
lived radioactive
waste

Legal: - Specific regulations

in nuclear field
- Meets
regulations but
low risk is still risk meaning a
misstep could potentially affect the
still has low risk nuclear power plant in the future
involved.

Economical: - Electricity to Money

ratio
- revenue is calculated to
be a steady uplift over the
- inflation will increases cost of
goods/services meaning it will be
years and Finland and harder to get raw material for
- Inflation many other countries plantation production in the future.
need electricity to
- Exchange rate
survive.

3.6 Positive Impacts:

A further reactor is planned, to take the nuclear contribution to about 60% of
electricity and replace coal:
-This long-term plan will generate profit, job opportunities and growth into now
sustainable renewable energy sources to provide electricity to major areas of
Finland. This will have a globalized impact as many other countries will try to
replicate this environment conscious method of producing electricity.

World Nuclear Association (2021) Nuclear Energy in Finland | Finnish Nuclear Power - World
Nuclear Association. Available at: https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-
profiles/countries-a-f/finland.aspx (Accessed: March 30, 2023).

(World Nuclear Association, 2021)

3.7 Negative impacts:

Olkituoto Nuclear Power Plant impact on the future built environment is primarily
associated with its environmental impacts, which include:
- The impacts of construction on soil, bedrock, and groundwater alterations
- vegetation, animals, and objects of protection
- air quality and climate
- land use, structures, and landscape Proceedings of the International Youth Nuclear
Congress
- waters, water fauna and fishing
(Environmental impact assessment for olkiluoto 4 nuclear power IAEA, 2008)

Environmental impact assessment for olkiluoto 4 nuclear power - IAEA (2008)

Environmental Impact Assessment for Olkiluoto 4 Nuclear Power Plant Unit in Finland.
Available at:

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 https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/40/048/40048162.pdf
(Accessed: March 30, 2023).

3.8 Other Considerations:

The impacts of waste and by-products and their treatment, the impacts of traffic on
the environment, the impact of exceptional and accident situations, the impacts of
decommissioning the power plant unit, the impacts of nuclear fuel production and
transportation, and the impacts of associated projects must also be considered (Rohrer
et al., Olkiluoto - A case study for what can go wrong with nuclear power plant, 2019).

In saying this, the impact of this Olkituoto nuclear power plant is quite minor in
comparison to the rest of the world, which makes it an exceptional and significant
achievement. Accordingly, the nuclear power plant's profit and energy output far
outweigh its minor impacts.
(Not really consideration part but thought it might be used somewhere else)

Rohrer, J., juerg 2008-06-21 at 12:46 and Juerg (2019) Olkiluoto - A case study for what can go
wrong with nuclear power plant, Time for Change. Available at:
https://timeforchange.org/olkiluoto-finlands-new-nuclear-power-plant/ (Accessed: March 30,
2023).

https://timeforchange.org/olkiluoto-finlands-new-nuclear-power-plant/

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 4
Analysis of Problems

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4.1 Brief Overview of Problems with the Project:
Write a brief summary of the problems encountered with this project. Maybe include a brief
definition of residual problems, consequential problems and how they differ.
 Refer to Teams Discussion Thread for assistance.

4.2 Residual Problems:

4.2.1 Residual Problem 1 Heading:
Residual Problem 1 Summary
4.2.2 Residual Problem 2 Heading:
Residual Problem 2 Summary
4.2.3 Residual Problem 3 Heading:
Residual Problem 3 Summary.

4.3 Consequential Problems:

4.3.1 Consequential Problem 1 Heading:
Consequential Problem 1 Summary
4.3.2 Consequential Problem 2 Heading:
Consequential Problem 2 Summary
4.3.3 Consequential Problem 3 Heading:
Consequential Problem 3 Summary.

4.4 Solutions to Problems:

4.4.1 Residual Problem 1 Solution.
4.4.2 Residual Problem 2 Solution.
4.4.3 Residual Problem 3 Solution.
4.4.4 Consequential Problem 1 Solution.
4.4.5 Consequential Problem 2 Solution.
4.4.6 Consequential Problem 3 Solution.

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 5
Conclusion
Section description

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5.1 Conclusion Heading:
Write a conclusion based off all of the data provided above.

5.2 Conclusion Heading (If required):

Conclusion body (If required)

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