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The Hirsch Report

28 May 2007

A report on the Progress and Quality Assurance Regime at the EPR Construction at Olkiluoto and the Safety Implications of the Problems Encountered.

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Media Briefing: Safety Implications of Problems in Olkiluoto

16 May 2007

When the Finnish company TVO ordered a European Pressurized Water Reactor from the French company Areva, Finland became the first industrialized country in more than a decade to start nuclear construction. The reactor was supposed to “set a new standard for nuclear safety”, help fulfill Kyoto targets and provide Finnish heavy industry with electricity that is competitive on the free market. Now it seems that none of these promises will be fulfilled: already in 2006 there were more than 700 reported quality and safety problems; the project is 18 months behind schedule, at least EUR700 million over budget and subsidized by French taxpayers; claimed emission reductions will not be realized and emission credits will be bought with taxpayers’ money.

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Report: Safety Implications of Problems in Olkiluoto

14 March 2007

This report assesses the safety implications of quality assurance problems in the construction of an EPR reactor in Olkiluoto. The affected components include piping, containment liner and concrete base slab.

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Assessment of the operational risks and hazards of the EPR when subject to aircraft crash

19 May 2006

This is a brief review of a confidential Electricite de France (EdF) document that has been leaked to the public domain in France.

The EdF document relates to the projected performance of the AREVA designed Generation III EPR reactor. The first of this reactor type is presently being built at Olkiluoto in Finland and construction of a second EPR is expected to commence shortly at the established nuclear power station site at Flamanville in France.

In or about 2003 it seems that EdF prepared a statement to the Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nucléaire et de la Radioprotection in response to its request to demonstrate the safety of the EPR design against the deliberate crashing of a large civil aircraft onto the nuclear island. The resulting EdF document endeavours to prove the ability of the plant to withstand such attack and it claims to do so by comparing the footprint and time sequencing of the impact of a small military (fighter) aircraft to that of a large, fully fuelled commercial airliner.

However, this leaked EdF document shows the claim to be flawed in a number of important respects.

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European pressurised reactor at Olkiluoto 3

08 September 2005

FINLAND REVIEW OF THE FINNISH RADIATION & NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY (STUK) ASSESSMENT (STUK OL3 INSPECTION REPORT)

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Futu[r]e Investment - energy

05 July 2007

This report shows that investment in renewables pays off quite quickly due to massive savings in fuel costs. In fact, a 'business as usual' mix in the world global power generation sector would result in 10 times higher fuel costs, when compared to the additional investment needed to implement the energy [r]evolution pathway.

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Assessments of the radiological consequences of releases from existing and proposed EPR/PWR nuclear power plants in France

28 May 2007

This assessment examines the radiological consequences following a catastrophic failure at each of a number of NPPs.

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Energy [R]evolution - Executive Summary

27 October 2008

This is a 16 page summary of the report that provides a blueprint showing how to apply existing technologies to halve global CO2 emissions by 2050, whilst allowing for an increase in energy consumption. The report is divided into 10 regional reports, with a global summary. It demonstrates how a 'business as usual' scenario is not an option if we are to attain a secure and stable energy supply.

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Energy [R]evolution

27 October 2008

This report provides a blueprint showing how to apply existing technologies to halve global CO2 emissions by 2050, whilst allowing for an increase in energy consumption. The report is divided into 10 regional reports, with a global summary. It demonstrates how a 'business as usual' scenario is not an option if we are to attain a secure and stable energy supply.

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