In Belgium, nuclear reactor Doel 3, near Antwerp, has been permanently shut down. It is the first of the seven Belgian nuclear reactors to finally pull the plug. At 21.31, the reactor was removed from the power grid, the VRT reports. This was done after years of preparation: as early as 2003, the Belgian government decided to phase out the use of nuclear energy, but the timetable for the closure of the seven reactors changed regularly. Doel 3 had been in operation since 1982 and was one of four reactors…
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