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The Doel Nuclear Power Station is one of the two nuclear power plants in Belgium. The plant is located on the bank of the Scheldt, near the village of Doel in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The Belgian energy corporation Electrabel is the plant's largest stakeholder. The plant employs 800 workers and covers an area of . The station is located in the most densely populated area of all nuclear power stations in Europe, with 9 million inhabitants within a radius of .〔(Kerncentrale Doel in dichtstbevolkte gebied ), deredactie.be〕 On 5 August 2014, Doel 4 was unexpectedly taken offline due to a loss of lubrication in the steam turbine. Sabotage by a worker at the reactor could not be excluded and investigations are ongoing. The unplanned automatic shutdown caused significant damage to the turbines and it is not clear when the reactor will be restarted although GDF Suez hopes to do so in mid-September. Based on the first investigations, Electrabel did not expect that the reactor could be restarted before January 2015.〔gazet van Antwerpen (14 August 2014) (Doel-4 nog gehele jaar buiten gebruik )〕 == Reactors == The plant consists of four second-generation pressurized water reactors with a total capacity of 2,919 MWe, making it the second largest nuclear power plant in Belgium, after Nuclear Plant Tihange. Its four units are rated as follows:〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title = Nuclear Power in Belgium )〕 * Doel 1 : 433 MWe * Doel 2 : 433 MWe * Doel 3 : 1006 MWe * Doel 4 : 1047 MWe Doel 1 and 2 came online in 1975, while Doel 3 and 4 came online in 1982 and 1985, respectively. Doel 1, 2 and 4 reactors are based on designs by Westinghouse and where supplied by ACECOWEN a consortium between ACEC, Cockerill and Westinghouse. The Doel 3 reactor is based on a design by Framatome and was supplied by the FRAMACECO consortium (Framatome-ACEC-Cockerill).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/publications/pdf/rds2-27_web.pdf )〕 Doel 1 and 2 have a license to operate for 40 years, but could operate for a further 10 years with a life-extension approved by the regulator. On 15 February 2015, Doel 1 was shut down after 40 years of operation, while discussions continue on a possible life extension. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doel Nuclear Power Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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