PAVILION | BELGIUM MEET BELGIUM’S NUCLEAR SECTOR AT WNE2021
First power The first commercial nuclear power plant in Belgium, Doel 1, came into service in 1974.
Doel
owner of Tihange 1 and EDF Luminus is part owner of Tihange 2&3 and Doel 3&4.
Tihange
PHASE OUT In 2020 Belgium’s coalition government committed to a nuclear phaseout, initially planning to remove 5.93GW of capacity by 2025. It kept open the possibility of 20-year life extensions for two units, but in March 2021 Engie said it had halted work on the extension. Those decisions and the possibility of a switch to gas have come under pressure during recent gas price spikes.
In the near future, Belgian nuclear engineering could be at
NUCLEAR SITES Belgium has seven nuclear reactors generating about half of its electricity, three at TIhange and four at Doel. In 2019 they jointly produced 43.5GWh - 47.6% of total electricity production.
NUCLEAR GENERATORS Electrabel, a subsidiary of Engie, operates Belgium’s nuclear plants. Electrabel owns half
The Belgian nuclear industry is world class, says Nuctecbel, with its know-how recognised by both clients and competitors. Belgian companies provide
products and services for a wide range of applications in the nuclear industry and its links are demonstrated by its role as a partner in IAEA programmes, including on radwaste and decommissioning, research reactor services and reactor technology. It is also a key partner in the ITER fusion initiative.
of Tihange 1 and is the majority owner of Tihange 2&3; it owns Doel 1&2 and is the majority owner of Doel 3&4. EDF Belgium is part
the forefront of the hydrogen economy and of the deep decarbonisation of industrial sectors that are difficult to electrify, leveraging new, more versatile and more sustainable nuclear technologies. “Because it is a low-carbon energy source, nuclear energy must be part of the energy transition roadmap”.
Young engineers group Horizon 238
Lepage Group is a multi- technical and multidisciplinary
engineering, services, and maintenance team with nearly 250 employees working for our customers, mainly in Belgium. We support our clients in the industrial sector and, in particular in the nuclear industry, to enable them, in partnership, to successfully complete complex projects. The group is positioning as a major
player in the maintenance of active Belgian nuclear installations and intends to build a network that will enable it to carry out decommissioning projects in the coming years.
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