Doel nuclear reactor until the end of May still

brussels - One of the nuclear reactors at Doel, near the Dutch border over Antwerp, will lie still until late May. That made the operator of the nuclear reactor Engie Electrabel Thursday.

Goal 1 was shut down on April 13 for repairs after a problem was discovered with a valve of a temperature gauge. Then additional tests were done and looked at the power control. Then it is decided that there is also need surgery.

Belgium has seven nuclear reactors, four in Doel and Tihange in three, about 40 kilometers southwest of Maastricht. The last time they faced a lot with (retirement) aliments, what do raise questions with neighboring countries, the Netherlands and Germany.