{"id":179812,"date":"2026-01-05T12:16:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=179812"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:16:31","slug":"first-new-belgian-nuclear-power-plants-will-not-be-operational-until-2039","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/01\/05\/first-new-belgian-nuclear-power-plants-will-not-be-operational-until-2039\/","title":{"rendered":"De eerste nieuwe Belgische kerncentrales zullen pas in 2039 operationeel zijn."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Volgens <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">In het meest optimistische scenario zal de bouw van nieuwe grote kerncentrales in Belgi\u00eb op zijn vroegst eind 2039 voltooid zijn. <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Dat is wat blijkt uit een nieuw onderzoek van ingenieursbureau Tractebel,<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\"> onderdeel van de energiegroep Engie (<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">die een onderzoek heeft uitgevoerd in opdracht van de hoogspanningsnetbeheerder Elia)<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">, <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">onthult. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Echter, een<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Volgens Tractebel is het waarschijnlijker dat de kerncentrale tussen 2042 en 2044 in gebruik zal worden genomen. 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That is what a new study by the engineering firm Tractebel, part of the energy group Engie (which conducted a survey commissioned by the high-voltage grid operator Elia), reveals. However, according to Tractebel, it is more likely that the nuclear power plant will be started up between 2042 and 2044. In the meantime, small nuclear power plants \u2013 the so-called small modular reactors \u2013 could be built by 2035. 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