• Power supply Belgium at third world level

    Power supply Belgium at third world level

    rotterdam October 20, 2018 12:48 Hot Recent News

    Energy company Engie Electrabel is looking for floating power stations that can support the Belgian main electricity grid in the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ostend. Such 'electricity ships' are normally anchored at developing countries, but the Belgians now need them to survive the winter.

  • Belgium requires neighboring countries for power capacity

    Belgium requires neighboring countries for power capacity

    brussels September 24, 2018 18:32 Hot Recent News

    Belgium asks the neighboring countries whether they could come to the rescue in case there is a shortage of electricity this fall. Because in November only one of the seven Belgian nuclear reactors is active, it is possible that certain areas for short periods of the electricity grid must be achieved.

  • Concrete problems with more nuclear reactors in Belgium

    Concrete problems with more nuclear reactors in Belgium

    brussels September 19, 2018 12:00 Hot Recent News

    More concrete problems were detected during inspections in the two Belgian nuclear power plants. It was already clear that the concrete is being 'degraded' in bunkers with emergency systems in two reactors of the Doel and Tihange power plants. Now it has been found that the concrete in the bunker ceilings of two more reactors does not meet the requirements.

  • Nuclear reactor at Antwerp restarted

    Nuclear reactor at Antwerp restarted

    target June 11, 2018 15:51 Hot Recent News

    The Belgian nuclear reactor Doel 4 near Antwerp, which has been stolen by a fault in the non-nuclear part of the plant since Saturday night, has been restarted. After completing a test program, the reactor was connected to the electricity grid close to the Dutch border on Monday afternoon. According to a spokeswoman for Engie Electrabel, the power is gradually increased and the reactor is running at full power again tonight.

  • Belgian nuclear reactor unexpectedly shut down

    Belgian nuclear reactor unexpectedly shut down

    target April 23, 2018 10:48 Hot Recent News

    One of the four reactors of the Doel nuclear power plant, just across the border at Antwerp, was shut down on Monday morning. This was done to carry out maintenance at the cooling water system. The work was not announced in advance by Engie Electrabel. The operator expects reactor 1 to be restarted on Tuesday.

  • De Morgen: iodine pill is the farce of the year

    De Morgen: iodine pill is the farce of the year

    asse March 10, 2018 09:09 Hot Recent News

    The Belgian newspaper De Morgen calls the iodine pill 'already the farce of the year.' In the country in the past few days 4.6 million boxes containing ten potassium iodide pills of 65 milligrams have been distributed, on the advice of the health authorities.

  • Belgian nuclear reactor shut down for longer

    Belgian nuclear reactor shut down for longer

    target February 1, 2018 17:48 Hot Recent News

    Reactor three of the nuclear power plant in the Belgian Doel will only be restarted on August 1, more than three months later than planned. This is shown by a report on the website of operator Engie Electrabel. Maintenance work takes longer than planned.

  • Goal 4 nuclear reactor longer inoperative

    Goal 4 nuclear reactor longer inoperative

    brussels January 11, 2017 11:54 Hot Recent News

    The Belgian nuclear reactor Goal 4, which on Tuesday was automatically shut down due to a fault, is expected to remain until Thursday night inoperative. That said a company spokesman Engie Electrabel Wednesday. Initially, the plant near Antwerp Wednesday would be restarted.

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