Nuclear Politics

Belgium Considering Additional Nuclear Extensions And New Build, Says Minister

By Kamen Kraev
7 February 2025

Incoming gov’t says investment will be needed but ‘we think it can be done’

Belgium Considering Additional Nuclear Extensions And New Build, Says Minister
Belgium has five commercial reactor units at two sites – Doel (pictured) in the northern province of Antwerp and Tihange near the eastern city of Liege. Courtesy Engie.
The incoming Belgian government is interested in additional life extensions for nuclear power plants and is also considering building new nuclear capacity, according to Mathieu Bihet, the country’s new energy minister.

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