Nuclear extension: FANC prefers to let Doel4 and Tihange3 run

The nuclear policeman rules out the hypothesis of an extension of Doel 1 and 2 and Tihange 1 to ensure security of supply during the winters of 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. A “kern” meets this Monday to decide.

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Journalist in the Economy department

Par Bernard Padoan

Published on 5/03/2023 at 17:09
Reading time: 5 mins

UA restricted Council of Ministers (“kern”) on nuclear power – one more… – was convened this Monday at 8 a.m. by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (OpenVLD). The information, broadcast this Sunday by our colleagues from the VRT, has been confirmed to us by a good source. On the menu, between coffee and croissants, the note filed by the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (AFCN) concerning the possible extension of the life of nuclear reactors during the winters of 2025-2026 and 2026-2027. Reminder of the facts: in a report submitted in January, Elia, the manager of the high-voltage electricity network, identified a lack of electricity production during these two winter periods, which jeopardizes the country’s security of supply. And for Elia, there is no alternative solution to maintaining nuclear production in Belgium. Knowing that the seven Belgian reactors will all have been shut down by the 1st

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