Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant
| Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant | |
|---|---|
Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant from the air | |
| 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 | Fortum Power and Heat Oy |
| Operator | |
| 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.