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Belgium ‘should readdress nuclear phase-out policy’
Belgium’s plans to close all of its nuclear power plants between 2022 and 2025 would seriously challenge its efforts to ensure electricity security and provide affordable low carbon electricity, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Belgium decided to phase out its nuclear power plants in 2003. An IEA report, Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Belgium 2016 Review, says that allowing the plants to run as long as they are considered safe by the regulator would ease electricity security pressures, would reduce the costs of electricity generation in the medium term and would create time for investments in alternative generation options.
News Item details
Journal title: Energy World
Subjects: Environmental protection, Banking, finance and investment, Energy consumption, Electricity, Nuclear fuels, Primary energy production, Nuclear power plant and services, Energy policy
