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The 1986 catastrophe didn't stop the growth of nuclear energy, but renewables are making the world less and less dependent on it.
30 years ago today, a botched safety test led to the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in eastern Ukraine. France, with its 58 nuclear reactors, is particularly sensitive to this story. François Hollande reiterated a promise to close the oldest one at Fessenheim but no firm date is set. What future for atomic energy? And could the next Chernobyl be on purpose? It's a serious question since Belgian authorities revealed that the Brussels attackers had considered targeting nuclear plants.
30 years ago today, a botched safety test led to the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Eastern Ukraine. France, with its 58 nuclear reactors, is particularly sensitive to this story. François Hollande reiterated a promise to close the oldest one at Fessenheim but no firm date is set. What future for atomic energy? And could the next Chernobyl be on purpose? It's a serious question since Belgian authorities revealed that the Brussels attackers had considered targeting nuclear plants.
Two of Belgium's nuclear power reactors are to be run until 2036 under a new deal with French energy giant Engie.
It's "a big pressure to operate the station under occupation," Ukraine's energy minister told Euronews.View on euronews
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