• Construction of Steady Energy pilot plant begins The first concrete for the pilot was poured on 12 February in the Salmisaari B turbine hall in a ceremony attended by Finland’s Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala. • The pilot plant will serve as a full-scale, operational model of the LDR-50 reactor design. • Unlike the actual power plant, the pilot unit will use an electric element to produce heat inside the reactor capsule instead of nuclear fuel. • The main purpose is to test operational features and to establish the necessary supply chains with various manufacturers to construct actual plants. • It will be used to produce heat for energy firm Helen’s district heating network with an output of about 6 MW when completed. • The pilot plant is being built with a budget of EUR15-20 million (USD17-23 million), funded by capital investments already raised by Steady Energy.

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  • The first concrete for the pilot was poured on 12 February in the Salmisaari B turbine hall in a ceremony attended by Finland’s Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala. The pilot plant will serve as a full-scale, operational model of the LDR-50 reactor design. Unlike the actual power plant, the pilot unit will use an electric element to produce heat inside the reactor capsule instead of nuclear fuel. The main purpose is to test operational features and to establish the necessary supply chains with various manufacturers to construct actual plants. It will be used to produce heat fo

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