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Nuclear power plant construction in north Finland faces delay, increased costs and geopolitical uncertainties

Tensions between Russia and the EU could make financing for the partly Russian-own plant more difficult.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer April 30, 2021
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Costs for a controversial partly Russian-owned nuclear power plant under construction in Northern Finland will be as much as €1 billion more than previously estimated, even as geopolitical concerns could affect its financing, says the company building the plant.

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