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Belgium to close all nuclear reactors by 2025, but extend 2 old ones until then

Belgium May Extend Lifespan Of Old Nuclear Reactors: Sources REUTERS SEP. 17, 2014  BRUSSELS Belgium could keep two of the country’s oldest nuclear reactors running for up to 10 years longer than planned if other plants remain offline because of safety shutdowns, two sources close to government coalition talks said. The 433 megawatt (MW) Doel 1 and 2 reactors operated by GDF Suez unit Electrabel, built in 1975 and scheduled to for shutdown in 2015, may now be kept operational until 2025, by which time Belgium plans to decommission all its nuclear plants…….

the new government will not change the target agreed in 2011 for the the closure of all Belgium’s reactors by 2025, one of the sources said.  http://www.businessinsider.com/r-belgium-may-extend-lifespan-of-old-nuclear-reactors-sources-2014-9#ixzz3DhXWh77N

September 18, 2014 - Posted by | EUROPE, politics

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