The Belgian Nuclear Forum and Canada-based power company Ontario Power Generation (OPG) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on new nuclear energy projects in Belgium including analysis of the potential of small modular reactors (SMRs).
The signing took place during the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE) in Paris in the presence of Belgium’s energy minister Mathieu Bihet and Ontario’s energy minister Stephen Lecce.
The collaboration follows the recent repeal of Belgium’s 2003 nuclear phaseout law and the adoption of the so-called “Bihet Law”, which reopens the door for investments in nuclear technology.