Belgium has dropped nuclear phaseout plans adopted over two decades ago. Previously, it had delayed the phaseout for 10 years over the energy uncertainty triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Belgium’s parliament on Thursday voted to drop the country’s planned nuclear phaseout.
In 2003, Belgium passed a law for the gradual phaseout of nuclear energy. The law stipulated that nuclear power plants were to be closed by 2025 at the latest, while prohibiting the construction of new reactors.
In 2022, Belgium delayed the phaseout by 10 years, with plans to run one reactor in each of its two plants as a backup due to energy uncertainty triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
All the people saying solar should replace nuclear have no idea what they’re talking about.
In fact, I don’t see them around nearly as consistently as before. I wonder if the solar shill money ran out.
Edit: Nevermind, I kept reading the comments and there they are. Without fail.
These people don’t understand that our energy needs grow with our energy production. It’s not about solar replacing nuclear or vice-versa. Wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, etc are not viable everywhere. Nuclear is not viable everywhere. We should design our infrastructure around what makes the most use of the natural environment. They all have their benefit and all of them are viable for a clean energy planet.
Do you guys notice how it’s always the solar shills who say it needs to be one or the other? There are lots of pieces of shit that get jobs ‘selling solar’ to consumers because it’s an easy sales gig. Inevitably, there is going to be a lot of bullshit information being passed around to dupe laymen into spending money they don’t have on things they don’t need.
It’s not an issue with other forms of renewable energy because you can’t sell them to the average consumer.
I think your comment could be more productive if you drop the “solar shill” crap. Speaking as someone who’s never taken sides in this (except against fossil fuels): we’re all looking for solutions. And yes, nuclear is good and should grow, as should solar and others. We need to rely as little as possible on energy that harms the environment. Keep it positive because it’s a shame for good points to go to waste because they’re surrounded by cheap accusations.