Flaws make restart of two Belgian nuclear plants ‘hazardous’: Study

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Series Details 11.01.13
Publication Date 11/01/2013
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Restarting two Belgian nuclear power plants which have been shut since the discovery of micro-cracks in their reactor vessels would be a hazardous move with potentially 'catastrophic consequences', according to a new study commissioned by the Green Party group in the European Parliament and issued in January 2013.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/energy/study-flaws-restart-belgian-nucl-news-516966
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ESO: Background information: Belgium mulls closing two nuclear reactors on safety fears http://www.europeansources.info/record/belgium-mulls-closing-two-nuclear-reactors-on-safety-fears/
European Commission; DG Energy: Nuclear energy: Safety: Stress tests http://ec.europa.eu/energy/nuclear/safety/stress_tests_en.htm
WNA: Nuclear Power in Belgium http://world-nuclear.org/info/inf94.html

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