Belgian Agency Open to Keep Operating Two Nuclear Reactors Despite Phase-Out Plan
- FANC says Belgium’s government needs to make a clear decision
- Plants operator Engie says it will analyze regulator’s report
Cooling towers at the Tihange nuclear power station in Huy, Belgium.
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Two Belgian nuclear reactors could be allowed to operate beyond 2025 to help cover potential energy shortages, the country’s Federal Agency for Nuclear Control said in a report sent to the federal government on Monday.
If a March 18 report by grid operator Elia Group SA shows that energy supply would be threatened without nuclear power, the Doel 4 and Tihange 3 reactors could continue to operate if they undergo an upgrade, the agency said in a statement. The government must make a clear decision on this issue in the first quarter of this year, the agency said.