Mary Wilson
Well-known member
23.09.2022
Ata Ufuk Seker
BRUSSELS
The Doel 3 reactor in operation in Belgium for 40 years will be shut down on Friday in compliance with Belgian law on a nuclear phase-out.
Despite the energy crisis in Europe, the nuclear reactor in the town of Doel, north of the port city of Antwerp, will close on Friday.
This is the first time a nuclear reactor will be permanently shut down in Belgium.
The Doel 3 reactor, one of four reactors of the Doel Nuclear Power Plant, will disconnect from the grid at 21.15 local time due to the nuclear phase-out law enforced by past governments.
The 1,006 megawatt-hours capacitated reactor was built in 1978, was grid connected in 1982, and operated for 40 years.
In 2012, capillary cracks in the reactor pressure system were detected resulting in its closure for maintenance for two years.
Belgium hosts a total of seven reactors, four of which are at the Doel Nuclear Power Plant close to the Dutch border, while three are located at the Tihange Nuclear Power Plant, close to the Germany and Luxembourg border.
The electricity produced by these reactors meets about half of the country's needs. ...
Nuclear support protest
Meanwhile, a protest with about 100 people took place against the closure of the Doel 3 reactor.
The demonstrators hung a large banner with the words "Why are you closing a nuclear power plant amid the energy and climate crisis?" ...
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/belgium-shuts-down-nuclear-reactor-for-first-time/2693230#
Ata Ufuk Seker
BRUSSELS
The Doel 3 reactor in operation in Belgium for 40 years will be shut down on Friday in compliance with Belgian law on a nuclear phase-out.
Despite the energy crisis in Europe, the nuclear reactor in the town of Doel, north of the port city of Antwerp, will close on Friday.
This is the first time a nuclear reactor will be permanently shut down in Belgium.
The Doel 3 reactor, one of four reactors of the Doel Nuclear Power Plant, will disconnect from the grid at 21.15 local time due to the nuclear phase-out law enforced by past governments.
The 1,006 megawatt-hours capacitated reactor was built in 1978, was grid connected in 1982, and operated for 40 years.
In 2012, capillary cracks in the reactor pressure system were detected resulting in its closure for maintenance for two years.
Belgium hosts a total of seven reactors, four of which are at the Doel Nuclear Power Plant close to the Dutch border, while three are located at the Tihange Nuclear Power Plant, close to the Germany and Luxembourg border.
The electricity produced by these reactors meets about half of the country's needs. ...
Nuclear support protest
Meanwhile, a protest with about 100 people took place against the closure of the Doel 3 reactor.
The demonstrators hung a large banner with the words "Why are you closing a nuclear power plant amid the energy and climate crisis?" ...
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/belgium-shuts-down-nuclear-reactor-for-first-time/2693230#