Finland n-power plant shutdown in Dec due to human error By IANS | Published on Thu, Feb 11 2021 12:48 IST | 0 Views Finland n-power plant shutdown in Dec due to human error. Image Source: IANS News Helsinki, Feb 11 : The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has confirmed that an automatic emergency shutdown of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant on December 10, 2020, was due to human error and not because of a technological fault or equipment breakdown. In a statement on Wednesday, the STUK said that was the first emergency shutdown of a nuclear plant in the country, since the beginning of using nuclear energy in the national power grid in the mid-1970s, reports Xinhua news agency.