Home » Business » Definitive closure of the first Belgian nuclear reactor Definitive closure of the first Belgian nuclear reactor September 24, 2022 by world today news – EPA – News from the NOS•today, 02:07 — In Belgium, the Doel 3 nuclear reactor near Antwerp has been closed for good. It is the first of seven Belgian nuclear reactors that will eventually be retired. – At 21:31 the reactor was disconnected from the electricity grid, reports the VRT. This happened after years of preparation: the Belgian government had already decided in 2003 to phase out the use of nuclear energy, but the timing for the closure of the seven reactors changed regularly. – Not ready until 2040 The Doel 3 had been in use since 1982 and was one of four reactors in a nuclear power plant park on the banks of the Schelde. There are also three reactors in Tihange, in the province of Liège. – It will take years before the demolition of the building begins. First, the reactor is opened and the fuel rods are taken to a kind of bunker to cool them under water for five years. Only then does the actual decommissioning of the reactor begin. It should be completed by 2040. – ‘Crack reactor’ Doel 3 was popularly known as a “crack reactor”. Due to deviations in the reactor vessel, the reactor was shut down for several years after 2012 and wear of the concrete was also observed thereafter. – According to the management of the Doel nuclear power plant, however, there have been no major problems in recent times. “We ran non-stop 365 days straight,” director Peter Moens told VRT. “Very few power plants in the world do this.” – Open for ten more years The next nuclear reactor that the Belgian government wants to shut down is Tihange 2. This is expected to happen early next year. – The other reactors must be closed by 2025, with the exception of Tihange 3 and Doel 4. Due to the energy crisis, the government has decided in March that those two reactors will remain open for ten more years. — Related posts:City Library Celebrates Opening of New Reading Garden with Outdoor Party"Sanctions on Gerhard Schröder!" demands the CDU. The ex-Chancellor didn't deserve thatKraken: the pandemic, a thorn in the side of Ron FrancisRight wing wonder boy Baudet burns himself on WhatsApp and step ... Joe Biden hesitant and lost during a conference in New York: this sequence has gone viral Loona is a small domestic robot. Intended to be used for play and entertainment. Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Search for: