Fortum to Consult EPZ for Borssele NPP Life-Time Extension
16 April 2025 at 09:01 EEST
In February 2025, Fortum and Elektriciteits Produktiemaatschappij Zuid (EPZ), the operator of the Borssele Nuclear Power Plant in the Netherlands, signed an agreement on life-time extension investment study support. Under the agreement, Fortum will provide support to EPZ in their life-time extension planning by reviewing EPZ’s existing investment study plans and providing experience-based feedback and consultation on the assessment and planning of necessary activities.
“This project is an excellent example of how Fortum’s Nuclear Services can support international nuclear industry clients by offering the know-how and wide expertise developed over four decades of operating our own nuclear facilities. In this project, we leverage our experience from planning and executing lifetime extension projects for our Loviisa NPP, especially from our latest operating license renewal and the ongoing, large-scale Loviisa Long Term operation program, which enables us to operate the power plant until 2050”, says Antti Ketolainen, Director, Operating Plant and Waste, Nuclear Services at Fortum.
Utilising these recent experiences and Fortum’s extensive nuclear operator know-how, Fortum’s project team supports EPZ in Borssele NPP’s lifetime extension by evaluating the scope and size of necessary investment needs, considering presented technical solutions, highlighting potential challenges related to investment implementation, and providing alternative options and views regarding modernization project’s implementation schedule.
The works under the project were started in March 2025 the outcome of the assignment will be concluded by summer.
For further details and inquiries related to the assignment or Fortum’s services for operating nuclear power plants in general, please contact:
Antti Ketolainen
Director, Operating Plant and Waste Services
+358 40 751 8956antti.ketolainen