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An Analysis of the Justification Arguments in the Application for the New Nuclear Reactor in Finland

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The Renewal of Nuclear Power in Finland

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Abstract

In Finland nuclear energy is the only form of energy production that is governed by a specific law and liabilities: the law on atomic energy was enacted in 1957 and the law on atomic liabilities was enacted in 1972. Following the Chernobyl incident in 1986 a new law on nuclear energy, the Nuclear Energy Act (990/1987) accompanied by the Nuclear Energy Decree (161/1988), was deemed necessary and this has been in force since 1988. Under the act, new reactors larger than 50 MWth require a government Decision-in-Principle (DiP) that the new facility will be of benefit to society. The DiP will also require parliamentary approval.

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  1. Ari Lampinen
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  1. Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Tampere, Finland

    Matti Kojo (Researcher) (Researcher)

  2. Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

    Tapio Litmanen (Professor) (Professor)

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Lampinen, A. (2009). An Analysis of the Justification Arguments in the Application for the New Nuclear Reactor in Finland. In: Kojo, M., Litmanen, T. (eds) The Renewal of Nuclear Power in Finland. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230237032_2

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