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Europe Cannot Afford To Prematurely Shut Down Nuclear Plants, Says Scientific Council Report

By Kamen Kraev
10 February 2026

Brussels-based ENS advisory group says existing reactors are ‘strategic asset’ for bloc

Europe Cannot Afford To Prematurely Shut Down Nuclear Plants, Says Scientific Council Report
Belgium’s Doel nuclear power station, where three out of four units have been shut down since 2022. Courtesy Electrabel.
The European Nuclear Society’s (ENS) High Scientific Council (HSC) has called on European leaders to integrate long-term operation (LTO) of existing nuclear power plants into national and EU-level energy strategies, warning that Europe cannot afford to prematurely shut down safe, low-carbon reactors.

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