Hanhikivi Guide Information on the Operational Environment of the Nuclear Power Plant Project Hanhikivi
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Hanhikivi Guide Information on the operational environment of the nuclear power plant project HANHIKIVI Arctic Circle Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant Oulu Kokkola FINLAND Helsinki Saint Petersburg Nizhny Novgorod Oslo Stockholm Tallinn Moscow Riga Vilnius Minsk m ie n Copenhagen a v o R E8 Ii London Berlin Warsaw 4 o am us Ku E75 Bothnian Bay Hailuoto Oulu Kempele Lumijoki Paris Raahe Liminka Muhos Tyrnävä Hanhikivi Siikajoki Ka jaa ni Pyhäjoki Vihanti 88 E75 8 Kalajoki Merijärvi 86 Pulkkila Alavieska Oulainen E8 4 Kajaani Ylivieska Kokkola 27 Kannus 28 28 Luoto Sievi Toholam pi Kruunupyy 27 Pietarsaari Kaustinen Iisalmi Uusikaarlepyy Pedersöre Lestijärvi Halsua Veteli sa a a V Perho 0 25 50 75 km Pohjakartta 1:1 milj. ©i MML 2013 POHJOIS-POHJANMAAN LIITTO 2013 k o j ä n i e J S y vä sk 2 The aim of this publication is to provide Fennovoima, the Rosatom Group, their subcontractors, and other operators with the local information they need as they are preparing to operate in the Pyhäjoki Municipality and the surrounding Bothnian Bay coast area from Kokkola to Oulu. Hanhikivi Guide The publication is based on Sponsors Town of Ylivieska, Town of Oulainen, Layout Information on the information as of December Raahe District Development Centre Petteri Löppönen, Auno Aunola, Advertising Agency Siberia operational environment 2013. We take no responsibility Pyhäjoki Municipality Johannes Sarpola, of the nuclear for any errors or changes to the City of Oulu, BusinessOulu Pyhäjokiseutu/Heli Nurkkala, Printing press power plant project information provided. The Association of the Ylivieska Subregion YTEKOy/Erkki Lämsä, Joutsen Media Painotalo Ltd We advise you to check on the KOSEK, Kokkolanseudun Kehitys Ltd Oulu Airport/Teemu Publisher availability of services. Council of Oulu Region Puolitaival, Port of Raahe, Hanhikivi Multisectoral European Regional Development Fund Port of Kokkola, Port of Oulu, Coordination and Compilation of information Oulu International School, Interconnection Project Tilmar Oy Images BusinessOulu, Hanhikivi Multisectoral Raahe District/Leena Harju, Fennovoima, Shutterstock Publication Coordination and Pyhäjoki Municipality/archive, February 2014 Interconnection Project City of Oulu, City of Kokkola, 3 HANHIKIVI 4 CES ONT NT 6 HANHIKIVI 6 Getting ready together 7 Fennovoima’s Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant 8 Hanhikivi area 10 BASIC INFORMATION ON FINLAND 10 Finland and the Finns 13 Public services 13 Working in Finland 16 Companies in Finland 18 OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT 19 Accessibility of the area 22 Economic life 23 Public services 25 Municipal and industrial waste and water supply 25 Housing, education and leisure 28 RAAHE–KALAJOKI ECONOMIC REGION 36 OULU ECONOMIC REGION 44 YLIVIESKA ECONOMIC REGION 50 KOKKOLA–PIETARSAARI ECONOMIC REGION 56 Contact information 5 HANHIKIVI HANHIKIVI GETTING READY TOGETHER FOR COMPANIES projects receive information on the expertise of The Raahe District Business Services and local operators. General briefings are arranged for FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR BusinessOulu have cooperated on a project called the companies on the schedules and supply chains The Hanhikivi Multisectoral Coordination and Yritysverkostot kansainvälistymisen mahdollistajana of large-scale projects. In addition, the project Interconnection Project was initiated in autumn 2012 (Business networks enabling internationalization) will include training concerning documentation, in order to prepare the public sector operators in since 2010. Similar projects for companies are networking, and subcontractor auditing. the power plant construction area. The main goal is also underway in the Ylivieska subregion (P-P to maximize the positive local effects of the nuclear Avainveturit) and in the Kokkola subregion power plant project, as well as to strengthen the (Suurhankkeiden koordinaatiohanke). Raahe District Business Services appeal of the area and to improve its ability to host These schemes aim to enhance the ability of www.rsyp.fi/suurhankkeet other large-scale projects. companies to participate in large-scale international Business Service Centre of the Town of Kalajoki The focus is on creating and using long-lasting projects, the most significant in the near future being www.kalajoki.fi/yrityspalvelut cooperation networks and practices. The purpose the Fennovoima nuclear power plant to be built in BusinessOulu is to reach these goals by enhancing the ability of Hanhikivenniemi in Pyhäjoki. The cooperation www.businessoulu.com/major-projects the public sector to meet new service needs created includes the regions of Kokkola, Ylivieska, Nivala- Association of the Ylivieska Subregion by large-scale projects. To help foreign employees Haapajärvi and Kemi-Tornio and the Oulu Chamber www.ysk.fi coming to the area for the Hanhikivi project, of Commerce, Pohjois-Pohjanmaan Yrittäjät Oulainen Business Service Centre information about the region’s services, including (Entrepreneurs of Northern Ostrobothnia) and the www.oulainen.fi/economy_and_business information on official registers, housing, wellbeing, FinNuclear Association. KOSEK, Kokkolanseudun Kehitys Ltd leisure and integration will be gathered into a The companies receive data on the opportunities www.kosek.fi communal web portal. and requirements of future large-scale projects. Similarly, the companies behind large-scale 6 FENNOVOIMA’S HANHIKIVI 1 Fennovoima regularly conducts opinion polls in supply contract with Rosatom. The Hanhikivi 1 plant NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Pyhäjoki and the surrounding municipalities to see supply contract was signed at the end of 2013. how the residents view the project. Support for the The project consists of lengthy phases. At each The design and construction of a nuclear power plant project is equally strong in the municipalities. Of phase, Fennovoima conducts extensive reports and is a large project taking approximately ten years. all the Kalajoki, Merijärvi, Oulainen, Pyhäjoki and cooperates with the plant supplier and its partners, To guarantee that the construction project runs as Raahe municipality residents, 65 percent are in favour authorities and other specialists. After the plant smoothly as possible, Fennovoima has invested in of Fennovoima’s project. supplier selection, the next major step is applying for planning and maintaining an open dialogue with In summer 2013, Fennovoima signed a a construction permit by summer 2015. different operators and citizens in the region. development agreement with the target to sign a plant Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant life cycle phases PREPARATION CONTRACTING CONSTRUCTION OPERATION • Site and plant options • Pyhäjoki as the plant site (2011) • Power plant construction • 60 years • Environmental impact assessment (EIA) • Plant supplier selection (2013) • Other construction • Disposal of nuclear fuel • Preliminary safety evaluation by • Application for construction license • Operating license • Power plant the Radiation and Nuclear Safety and other permits decommissioning Authority, Finland (STUK) • Starting the excavation work • Decision-in-principle of the Parliament of Finland (2010) Rosatom AES-2006 NPP/Hanhikivi site, Pyhäjoki, Finland 7 HANHIKIVI HANHIKIVI AREA 1 NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITE 2 ACCOMMODATION AREA The power plant building, approximately At most, there will be up to 4,000 employees The Hanhikivi peninsula is located within the 200 x 100 metres in size, will be located in the working at the nuclear power plant site. Most of Pyhäjoki municipality and the town of Raahe. The middle of the area. The nuclear power plant unit them will be staying in accommodation organized total area of the site is approximately 500 hectares. type is Rosatom’s 1,200 megawatt pressurized by the employer, and it will be located as close to water reactor AES-2006. the site as possible. An accommodation area for 1,000 people will be built in the immediate More information on the power plant vicinity of the power plant site. www.fennovoima.fi/en All individuals who work on construction sites must have an individual tax number before starting work. Veronumerolaki (Act on Tax Numbers) 9.12.2011/1231 A Finnish personal identity code is required in order to obtain an individual tax number. To get a Finnish personal identity code, the employee must visit either the tax office or a local register office in person. 8 3 SERVICE CENTRE 4 WORKPLACE AREA 5 VISITOR CENTRE A service centre for the site employees will be A wide variety of design offices, construction and A visitor centre with a good view of the entire built next to the accommodation area. It will assembly companies, engineering workshops, construction area will be located north of the nuclear include services from different authorities, such maintenance and transport companies, and power plant site. A road to the centre will be built as the police, customs, tax officials and the Social sanitation and security companies will assist the outside the power plant area to the north. Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela). construction. These companies will have a chance The visitor centre will serve individual visitors and The facilities could also include other services to locate their necessary operations at the workplace groups from the plant construction phase onwards. such as a newsagent, a supermarket, banking area near the power plant site. These plots will be sold In addition to presentation and exhibition spaces services, a café, a hair salon and other services. or leased for construction. the center is planned to be equipped with a café and