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Belgium's nuclear energy defeat: when the green transition denies itself - Economic Scenarios
The epilogue was written, but Belgium has presented us with yet another paradox of European energy policy. Last Tuesday, September 30, the Tihange-1 nuclear reactor shut down its engines , disconnecting from the grid after 50 years of faithful service. A clean cut, 962 MW of power, a pressurized water reactor that has done its job since 1975, producing approximately 327 TWh of clean energy and, above all, at baseload , meaning available 24/7. Th…
Engie Shuts Down Belgium’s Tihange-1 Nuclear Plant After 50 Years - NucNet - Pro-Nuclear Power Blogs - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers
Belgium’s Engie-Electrabel shut down the Tihange-1 nuclear power plant at 23:21 local time on Tuesday, 30 September, disconnecting it from the grid after 50 years of operation. The 962-MW pressurised water reactor near the eastern city of Liege began ...
After 50 years on the grid, the oldest Belgian nuclear reactor, Tihange 1, has been shut down since Tuesday evening.
One of the oldest milers in the country is history, but the Belgian government is pushing the exit from the nuclear phase-out.
This Tuesday evening at around 10 p.m., the operators will stop the Tihange 1 reactor, marking the end of an operation of almost fifty years. A permanent shutdown? Not sure.
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