Belgium Halts Dismantling Of All Its Nuclear Reactors
1- 30.04.2026, 22:16
There are currently two reactors in operation in the country.
Belgium on Thursday, April 30, announced an immediate halt to the dismantling of all its nuclear reactors. The country's government and the current operator, French energy group Engie, said they have begun negotiations to hand over all seven reactors to the Belgian state.
Dismantling is being suspended during the negotiations "to keep all options open." The Belgian parliament repealed a nuclear phase-out law back in 2025.
According to the parties' joint statement, the planned buyout of the reactors by the state from Engie covers "the entire fleet of nuclear power plants with seven reactors, the personnel involved, all nuclear subsidiaries, as well as all related assets and liabilities, including dismantling and decommissioning obligations." The parties intend to agree on the framework terms of the deal by October 1. For Engie, it means a complete exit from the nuclear industry in Belgium.
"This government is choosing safe, affordable and sustainable energy - with less dependence on fossil imports and more control over its own energy supply," said Belgium's conservative Prime Minister Bart De Wever.
Belgium currently has two reactors in operation - one at the Dul nuclear power plant near the Dutch border and the other at the Tiange nuclear power plant near Liège, about 50 kilometers in a straight line from the German border. Under original plans, both reactors were supposed to be decommissioned as early as last year, but a previous government extended their operation until 2035 due to the 2022 energy crisis.
Five other reactors - three at Dool and two at Tiange - have already been shut down. Among them is the controversial Tiange 2 reactor, which is shut down in 2023. German politicians and opponents of nuclear power have been pushing for its shutdown for years after experts found thousands of small cracks in the reactor vessel in 2012. All of Belgium's reactors were built in the 1970s and 1980s.
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