Thank you to World Nuclear News for this headline
In 2003 the Belgium Parliament voted to phase-out all of Belgian seven nuclear power reactors.
The process has meant that five reactors are in the process of being de-commissioned , however, due to the start of the conflict in the Ukraine in 2025 the Belgium Government and Electrabel (a subsidiary of the French multinational electric utility Comany ENGIE) have agreed an extension of the life of two reactors Doel 4 and Tihange 3 who will now operate for a further ten years to 2035.
In May this year the Belgian federal parliament voted to repeal the 2003 law, so that the prospect of a new nuclear plant being built was back on the agenda and also whether the life of Doel 4 and Tihange 3 could be further extended. The Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control want clarity on the situation from the Government to allow them to ensure the safety of the proposals.
Interestingly the Headline could have read , Belgium is keeping two Nuclear Power Stations because they might need them.
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