Hanhikivi Nuclear Power Plant

Hanhikivi Nuclear Power Plant
CountryFinland
LocationPyhäjoki
Coordinates64°31′51″N 24°15′21″E / 64.53083°N 24.25583°E / 64.53083; 24.25583
StatusCancelled
Commission date
  • 2028
OwnerFennovoima
Operator
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Reactor supplierAtomstroyexport (OKB Gidropress)
Thermal capacity1 × 3200 MWth
Power generation
Make and modelVVER-1200/491
Units planned1 × 1200 MW
Nameplate capacity1200 MW (planned)
External links
WebsiteHanhikivi 1
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The Hanhikivi Nuclear Power Plant (Finnish: Hanhikiven ydinvoimalaitos, Swedish: Hanhikivi kärnkraftverk) was a project to build a nuclear power plant on the Finnish Hanhikivi peninsula, in the municipality of Pyhäjoki. It was planned to house one Russian-designed VVER-1200 pressurised water reactor, with a capacity of 1200 MW. It was estimated that the reactor would supply 10% of Finland's energy demand by 2024. The power company Fennovoima announced in April 2021 that construction of the plant would begin in 2023 and commercial operation would start in 2029. In May 2022, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Fennovoima terminated its contract with Rosatom to build the power plant.