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Opportunities in the Belgian energy sector
Gert Wauters
Senior Trade & Investment Adviser
UKTI Belgium
Why Belgium ?
Belgium and its energy policy
What about nuclear ?
Opportunities in nuclear decommissioning
Key organisations
Main points
Why Belgium ?
Belgium is the UK’s sixth-largest export market, worth £10 billion a year. The UK is Belgium’s fourth-largest export market with two-way trade worth in the region of £22 billion.
Ideal test market but competitive market place
Interesting mix of Belgian companies, decision centres and EHQ’s
Why Belgium ?
Energy policy in Belgium
Energy policy in Belgium
Federal level
Nuclear
Offshore renewables
Security of supply
Large storage infrastructure
Energy production and transmission
Energy policy in Belgium
Federal level
Nuclear
Offshore renewables
Security of supply
Large storage infrastructure
Energy production and transmission
Regional level
Energy efficiency
Onshore renewables
Non-nuclear energy R&D
Energy from waste
Distribution grid
Energy policy in Belgium
Nuclear : - substantial share in electricity generation
→ nevertheless decision in 2012 to phase out nuclear as of 2015
Incentives for combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plants
Renewables : target = 13% of energy generated by 2020
Early mover for offshore wind projects (2007)
What about nuclear ?
Electricity generated Generating capacity
Nuclear30%
Fossil fuel (gas)43%
Renewable21%
Hydro7%
Nuclear54%
Fossil fuel (gas)34%
Re-newable11%
Hydro2%
Data : 2011
Nuclear sites in Belgium
Doel
Fleurus
Mol - Dessel
Tihange
Doel :
-4 PW Reactors- operational 1974
Tihange :
-3 PW Reactors-Operational 1975
Both sites owned and operated byElectrabel (part of GDF Suez)
Nuclear sites in Belgium
Doel
Fleurus
Mol - Dessel
Tihange
Mol – Dessel :
- Nuclear fuel production site (FBFC – part of Areva)
-Nuclear disposal facility (Belgoprocess)
- Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN)
Fleurus :Production of radio-Elements for use in nuclearMedicine (IRE)
Opportunities in nuclear decommissioning
July 2012 : Belgian government decides on nuclear phase out by 2015
Timetable for the phase-out of the seven reactors
First phase of the process (2016-2019) will focus on the spent nuclear fuel.
Currently 120 tonnes of highly radioactive spent fuel is produced annually.
In Doel it is stored dry in containers, in Tihange a spent fuel pool is used.
No tendering process
2015 2022 2023 2025Doel 1Doel 2
Doel 3 Tihange 2 Tihange 1Tihange 3
Doel 4
Key organisations
part of GDF-Suez
former monopoly supply gas & electricity in Belgium
owner & operator of nuclear reactors (Doel & Tihange)
Decommissioning and Dismantling Belgium
Nuclear generation
part of GDF-Suez
decommissioning engineer for Doel 1 & 2
Due Diligence Procurement Construction (EPCM/PMC)
Operation Decommissioning
Key organisations
National Agency for Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile
Materials
Responsible for collecting information (timing, process, cost
estimate, risk assessment etc.) related to the decommissioning
programmes, approving these programmes, executing the
programme at the request of the operator.
Subsidiary of NIRAS
Processing and storage of radioactive wastes
Advice on decontamination, dismantling and waste management
Further information
T +32 2 287 62 24
be.linkedin.com/pub/gert-wauters/
Contact Sectors
Energy
Engineering
Chemicals
Pharma
Biotech
Materials
Transport
