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Finland opened a single new reactor after a 13 year delay on what was supposed to be a 5 year project at unimaginable cost for all involved parties.

Not a great look.

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While late to the party, it will provide material support for the Baltics as they disconnect from the Russian grid over the next 6-12 months [1]. Synchronous condensers are being installed, and the Finland<->Estonia interconnect is being upgraded to support more current [2] [3]. This should also reduce Estonia's carbon heavy generation from oil shale [4].

[1] https://www.dw.com/en/baltic-states-seek-to-decouple-grid-fr...

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39545607 (citations)

[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37832343 (citations)

[4] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/estonia-turns-back-s...