Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant | |
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![]() Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant from air | |
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Official name | Loviisan ydinvoimalaitos |
Country | Finland |
Location | Loviisa, County of Uusimaa |
Coordinates | 60°22′20″N 26°20′50″E / 60.37222°N 26.34722°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | LO1: 1 May 1971 LO2: 1 August 1972 |
Commission date | LO1: 9 May 1977 LO2: 5 January 1981 |
Owner(s) | Fortum Power and Heat Oy |
Operator(s) | |
Employees | 530 (2021) |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactors | 2 |
Reactor type | VVER |
Reactor supplier | Atomenergoexport |
Cooling source | Gulf of Finland |
Thermal capacity | 2 × 1,500 MWth Combined: 3,000 MWth |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 × 507 MWe (net) |
Make and model | OKB Gidropress VVER-440/V-213 |
Nameplate capacity | 1,014 MW |
Capacity factor | 92.9% (2021) |
Annual net output | 8,200 GW·h (2021) |
External links | |
Website | Loviisa nuclear power plant |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) (Finnish: Loviisan ydinvoimalaitos, Swedish: Lovisa kärnkraftverk) is located close to the Finnish town of Loviisa. It houses two Soviet-designed VVER-440 pressurised water reactors, with capacities of 507 MW each. It is one of Finland's two operating nuclear power plants, the other being the three-unit Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant.