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Belgian Parliament Scraps Nuclear Phaseout Plan

Belgium's parliament voted on May 15, 2025, to officially scrap its two-decade-old nuclear phaseout plan and allow construction of new reactors.
The decision followed delays caused by energy shortages triggered by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which pushed back the original 2025 reactor closures by ten years.
The conservative-led government, which took office after seven months of negotiations in February 2025, included this nuclear policy reversal as part of its plan to revive Belgium's nuclear industry.
The vote passed with 102 in favor, 8 opposed, and 31 abstentions, while nuclear power currently provides about 40% of Belgium's electricity, according to the International Energy Agency.
Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet called the vote a "decisive step" toward a resilient energy model, signaling plans to negotiate with operator Engie on future nuclear capacity.

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