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Restart and extended operation of Belgian reactor approved
07 Jul 2025 14:18 GMT
… unit 3 at the Tihange nuclear power plant following a maintenance outage in … Doel 2 following in December.
The country's last two reactors … - Doel 4 and Tihange 3 - …
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Belgium greenlights decade-long extension for Tihange 3 nuclear reactor
04 Jul 2025 22:48 GMT
… operation of the Tihange 3 nuclear reactor.
After being offline for … 3—and its sister reactor Doel 4—for another ten … extension fully.
Preserving the nuclear backbone
The approval to … strategy to preserve Belgium’s nuclear backbone.
Their strategy reverses …
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Tihange 3 reactor gets green light to restart from nuclear watchdog
04 Jul 2025 14:40 GMT
… operation of the Tihange 3 nuclear reactor. According to De Tijd … one of the Belgian reactors, along with Doel 4, that will … with nuclear operator Engie.
In order to keep the power stations … at the latest.
The nuclear Belgian power plant of Tihange near Huy © …
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BESIX and partners to build Belgium’s first near-surface nuclear waste facility
16 Jun 2025 11:26 GMT
… -surface disposal facility for nuclear waste in Dessel.
According … us to deliver this nuclear waste disposal facility. The … reactor in the Netherlands, the spent fuel storage facilities in Doel … of essential infrastructure in the nuclear sector.”
“Together with …
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Belgium reverses phase-out policy as Denmark reconsiders nuclear
16 May 2025 18:18 GMT
… banning the construction of new nuclear generating capacity. Meanwhile, the … 39;s last two reactors - Doel 4 and Tihange 3 … from ideological dogmas. The nuclear sector is already putting itself … passed a resolution that nuclear power plants would not be built …
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Belgium abandons nuclear exit plans
15 May 2025 20:22 GMT
… Belgium's seven nuclear power plants and prohibited the construction … building new nuclear power stations. The closure dates of existing power stations are … complementarily,” said Bihet.
The Doel nuclear power plant in Doel, Belgium © BELGA PHOTO DIRK …
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Separation of Doel 3 used fuel pool waste begins
29 Apr 2025 19:17 GMT
… at Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant, which was shut down … radioactive waste from the reactor. The complex process started … building) at the Tihange nuclear power plant.
Belgian engineering firm … quot;
Doel 3 is the first Belgian nuclear power plant to …
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Doel: the art of decay in Flanders' forgotten polder
18 Apr 2025 10:00 GMT
… the Dutch border, lies Doel: a nearly abandoned … looming presence of a nuclear power station.
The village was earmarked … Some depict strong anti-nuclear messages, others celebrate the … cooling towers of the Doel nuclear power plant loom behind the village. …
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Police unions to strike in dispute over nuclear safety handover
13 Apr 2025 19:30 GMT
… static security at Belgium’s nuclear power plants to the army.
The … the country's nuclear power plants. This task is currently … for static security at nuclear sites. The shift followed … duties at sites like Doel and Tihange were transferred from …
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Deal finalised for Belgian reactor restarts in November
17 Mar 2025 20:12 GMT
… Tihange 3 and Doel 4 nuclear power reactors by 10 years … related to radioactive waste.
The Doel nuclear power plant (Image: Electrabel)
Under a … be paid when the reactors restart in November following … extension of the two nuclear reactors "are in full …