Pyhäjoki

The nuclear company Fennovoima (biggest shareholder is the German nuclear company EON) wants to build a new nuclear power plant in Finland - probably in Simo or in Pyhäjoki. The images give an impression about the area affected by these nuclear developments.

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  Nuclear signs by the road to the area hint to the radioactive threat of the proposed NPP

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  Cabins and other small wooden buildings are spread over the peninsula

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  The area Fennovoima wants to occupy for their nuclear business is a peninsula called Hanhiviki

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  They want to take cooling water from the sea, but would have to use long tubes as the sea close to the shores is shallow

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  Some of the land is owned by people, much is common land of the residents and can only be given to Fennovoima with their agreement

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  Fennovoima not only needs the land rights in the sea for the cooling water pipes, but also for the area where they want to build the NPP harbour

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  Spread over the area residents have their cabins and small buildings for holiday guests

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  Fennovoima is offering incredible amounts for getting the local people's land

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  Those who refuse to give up their lands are blackmailed otherwise to be dispossessed without compensation

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  Sign to mark the border between private land and public beach

Links

• http://uraanivoima.com/?p=pyhajoki Finnish
• Pro Hanhikivi homepages: http://www.hanhikivi.net/en/hanhikivi.php
• Pro Hanhikivi blog: http://prohkivi.vuodatus.net/ Finnish

Pyhäjoki on the Nuclear Baltic Map: nr. 34