Nuclear power to be scrapped by Belgium

Belgium to completely phase out nuclear power by 2025 Click, 2 Nov 11, The Belgium Government has announced plans to phase out nuclear power within the next 15 years, reports our affiliate site ENN.comGreen staff. Published Wed 02 Nov 2011 Although typically quite fractured, Belgium’s political parties have reached a consensus on nuclear power.

The oldest reactors are to be shut down by 2015 and all nuclear reactors at both sites will be shut down by 2025. The plan is conditional on Belgium finding enough energy from alternative sources to prevent power shortages…..

Plans to have the plants shutdown were drawn up way back in 2003. The plan was kicked into action as public hostility grew towards nuclear energy following Japan’s nuclear disaster at Fukushima. It also has followed Germany’s announcement that it would phase out nuclear power by 2022…..

One of the companies which owns one nuclear site, GDF Suez, saw its shares drop by 4% on Monday following the Sunday announcement. The other owner, Electrabel had refused to comment until it receives official confirmation.

Politicians are now deciding how much more the state will tax the nuclear companies moving forward. Socialist Party chief, Elio Di Rupo, has suggested raising their taxes from €215 million per year in 2009 to €1 billion per year.

http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/international-news/122755-belgium-to-completely-phase-out-nuclear-power-by-2025.html

November 3, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized

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