RE:RE:RE:Belgium confirms nuclear phase out by 2025 - TD ResearchI think it is more a caase of staying in power as far as Europe goes. Politics there is very fractured so politicians have to appease all kinds of groups including the anti nuclear fraternity. They do this by making promises they know they cannot (or don't want to) keep. There is no way that Belgium can replace 7 reactors worth of generatiuon in 5 years. That is a joke. They will need to cover the entire nation in windmills and solar panels and not even make a dent in it.
So they say this and that about closing nuclear but they know full well that they will either have to vastly increase CO2 emissions or import electricity from othe nations...France...well they are supposedly anti nuclear too and Germany...well we all know how Energiewiende is working..colossal costs and no benefit plus increased emissions and more coal plants.
Just take it with a pinch of salt. They are political bafflegab designed to appease without actually doing anything.
MAlcolm