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Europe's largest nuclear power plant leaks

Nuclear scare in Finland! Around one hundred cubic metres of radioactive coolant have leaked from the Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor on the south-western coast.

3/19/2025

As the operator TVO has now announced, the accident was caused by "human error". The leak occurred during the filling of the reactor pool after a hatch door of the pool was inadvertently not closed correctly.However, TVO emphasised: "The incident poses no threat to personnel, the environment or nuclear safety." The immediate measures taken meant…

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