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 (23 December) by the coalition government.

A government source told AFP the all-night negotiations included an agreement of “investments of around €100 million on small modular reactors”.

A press conference is due to take place at the prime minister’s office headquarters at 1000 GMT to present the details. Progressively phasing out nuclear power has been enshrined in Belgian law since 2003. The final date is 2025, a target the current government committed to meet when it took office in October 2020.

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