Posiva Oy is a Finnish company with headquarters in the municipality of
Eurajoki,
Finland. It was founded in 1995 by
Teollisuuden Voima (60% of stock) and
Fortum (40% of stock), two Finnish nuclear plant operators, for researching and creating a method of final disposal of spent nuclear fuel from their plants.
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For this purpose, Posiva is currently constructing the
Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository, the world's first
deep geological repository, at the
Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant
The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant ( fi, Olkiluodon ydinvoimalaitos, sv, Olkiluoto kärnkraftverk) is one of Finland's two nuclear power plants, the other being the two-unit VVER Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant. The plant is owned and operated by ...
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Companies established in 1995
Eurajoki
Privately held companies of Finland
Radioactive waste repositories
1995 establishments in Finland
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