Belgium. File photoBRUSSELS, Sept 24Belgium on Friday evening began shutting down one of the operating reactors at the Dool nuclear power plant in the Antwerp area as part of a program to completely phase out nuclear energy, Belgian TV channel RTBF reported. about the reactor of the third power unit of the Dul nuclear power plant, which worked for 40 years and could provide up to 10% of electricity consumption in Belgium. At the end of last year, the ruling coalition of Belgium decided to stop all operating nuclear reactors in 2025. At the same time, the crisis in Ukraine and the sharp rise in energy prices forced the government to reconsider its decision and keep two reactors until 2035. However, a number of politicians are pushing for the extension of the work of other reactors in the face of the energy crisis in the EU and a sharp increase in electricity prices.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/4c87f0366a1c5ced18618e0a501efc43.jpg" />Europe recorded the highest cost of electricity in history
