Belgium’s decision to phase out nuclear power must be reviewed with 10-year lifetime extensions introduced for the country’s newest nuclear reactors, a think-tank has said in an open letter to prime minister Alexander De Croo.
The government’s decision to phase out nuclear– Belgium’s leading low-carbon energy source – and to finance new fossil gas plants through the capacity remuneration mechanism (CRM)* is “paradoxical and counterproductive”, said the letter from Horizon 238.
The letter, which called on the prime minister to “implement a long-term policy based on figures and facts”, was signed by 100 people from academia, NGOs and industry.
The government’s decision to phase out nuclear– Belgium’s leading low-carbon energy source – and to finance new fossil gas plants through the capacity remuneration mechanism (CRM)* is “paradoxical and counterproductive”, said the letter from Horizon 238.
The letter, which called on the prime minister to “implement a long-term policy based on figures and facts”, was signed by 100 people from academia, NGOs and industry.
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