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The Belgian authorities pointed Today a “terrorist” act as a cause of sabotage he suffered in August Doel 4 reactor at the nuclear part of the plant, which forced its closure.
The director of the Agency for Coordination Threat Analysis (OCAM), André Vandoren, told the RTL-TVi chain research sabotage occurred on August 5, “is geared toward a terrorist track,” according to the Belga news agency.
The incident resulted in little over half an hour, a leak of 65,000 liters of oil and that, consequently, the turbines had to run “dry”, which caused the most wear.
Because of this problem the center had to be closed and the Belgian authorities consider that the cost of repairs to bring it back into operation approaching 30 million.
The federal prosecutor opened a investigation into the matter, which in the opinion of Vanoren means “no suspicion” that was an act of terrorism.
“If the federal prosecutor dealing with this case is that going for such guidance “he said.
The Doel 4 reactor, located in northern Belgium, was built in 1985, has over 1000 megawatts (MW) capacity and is scheduled to run until 2025.
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