The Current Approach of Interface Issues in Spent Fuel Management in Belgium. Annex II

Apart from the nuclear reactors operated by the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre of Mol, the first three Belgian NPPs started up in 1975, two of them on the Doel site, in the northern half of the country and one on the Tihange site, in the southern part. Four other NPPs were started up between 1982-1985, totaling 7 units, four on the Doel site and three on the Tihange site. All these units are operated by ELECTRABEL, the Belgian main electricity producer, owned by the French company GDF-SUEZ. A bried presentation of the other main stakeholders is provided since it is necessary for the understanding of the interfaces in the field of SF management in Belgium. The target of this paper is to show how those companies and agencies interact in the various faces of SF management and how possible issues are treated