Belgium / Leaked Draft Report Questions Decision To Phase Out Nuclear Plants

Regulator suggests planned gas stations will not be enough to replace reactors
Leaked Draft Report Questions Decision To Phase Out Nuclear Plants
Belgium has a fleet of seven reactors – four at Doel (pictured) and three at Tihange. Courtesy Framatome Engie SA.
A prematurely-published report from Belgium’s Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation (Creg) that appeared only briefly on the federal energy regulator’s website calls into question whether the country’s energy supply can withstand the closure of its nuclear power plants.

According to the draft version of the Creg report, the planned gas power stations will be insufficient, raising doubts about the already-divisive nuclear phaseout, The Brussels Times reported.

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