CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Why Belgium has decided to close all its nuclear power plants by 2025? Belgium nuclear phase-out is a political commitment that dates back to 2003 and the country is also committed to investing in research for the smaller modular nuclear reactors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Belgium’s seven-party coalition government this morning announced via press conference a tentative agreement to close the nation’s two nuclear power plants by 2025, confirming a commitment made in October of last year when it took office.

Detailed explanation-3: -Years later, under former Chancellor Angela Merkel of the conservative CDU, Germany decided to shut down its remaining nuclear plants following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The Russian war in Ukraine has forced Germany to keep the remaining plants operating beyond their planned end-of-year phaseout.

Detailed explanation-4: -Germany is to temporarily halt the phasing-out of two nuclear power plants in an effort to shore up energy security after Russia cut supplies of gas to Europe’s largest economy.

Detailed explanation-5: -BRUSSELS: Belgium will shut down all seven of its nuclear reactors by 2025 but will not close the door on new-generation nuclear technology, according to a deal reached Thursday by the coalition government.