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Belgian minister to urge delay to nuclear phase out: report
Brussels (AFP) Oct 2, 2009 Belgian Energy Minister Paul Magnette is set to propose to the government on Friday that it extend for 10 years the use of three nuclear reactors due to be phased out in 2015, media reported. "This delay would guarantee security of supply, limit the production of carbon dioxide and allow us to maintain prices that protect consumer purchasing power and the competitivity of our companies," he said late Thursday. Magnette's stance is in line with recommendations by a group of international experts -- dubbed GEMIX -- set up by the government, whose findings he received Thursday. Their mandate had been to study the best mix of energy sources to ensure security of supply in Belgium out to 2020-2030. Belgium has two nuclear plants. One in Doel, in the northern region of Flanders, and one Tihange in the south. They have a total of seven reactors between them. Under government plans from 2003, the oldest reactors -- Doel 1 and 2, which went on line in 1974 and 1975, and Tihange 1, which has been running since 1975 -- were to be phased out in 2015. Belgium derives around 55 percent of its electricity from nuclear power. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Areva blames Finnish firm for delays in Finland: reportHelsinki (AFP) Oct 2, 2009 French nuclear giant Areva's boss has blamed Finnish electric firm TVO for delays in building a nuclear reactor in Finland, Finnish media reported Friday. Finnish broadcaster MTV3 said it had obtained a copy of the letter sent by Areva's president Luc Oursel to TVO's board chairman Timo Rajala in which Oursel said the two companies had "no normal business relationship." Areva, together ... read more |
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