In a clear reversal, Belgium’s Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (FANC) has formally approved the restart and prolonged ...

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Belgium on Thursday, May 15, officially abandoned plans to phase out nuclear power, with parliament voting to scrap a two-decade-old pledge, allowing for the construction of new reactors.

The law stipulated that nuclear power plants were to be closed by 2025 at the latest, while prohibiting the construction of new reactors. In 2022, Belgium delayed the phaseout by 10 years, with ...

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Belgium on Thursday officially abandoned plans to phase out nuclear power, with parliament voting to scrap a two-decades-old pledge and to allow for the construction of new reactors.