Belgium · 51.217, 5.100BR3
BR3, nuclear power plant in Belgium, operated one pressurized water reactor between 1962 and 1987 and is now shut down.
It is Belgium's oldest nuclear plant, operating since 1962.
- Country
- Belgium
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- PWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1962
- Operator
- Centre D'Etude De L'Energie Nucleaire; Studiecentrum Voor Kernenergie
- Owner
- Centre D'Etude De L'Energie Nucleaire; Studiecentrum Voor Kernenergie
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Belgium · Vendor: Westinghouse · every PWR reactor · how a PWR works
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1962
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR3 3 | Pressurized water (PWR) | — | Shut down | 10 | 41 | Nov 1957 | Oct 1962 | Jun 1987 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Global Energy Monitor · updated on Aug 1, 2026
BR3 3, a 10 MWe PWR, started construction in 1957 and operated from 1962 to 1987.
Operator: Centre D'Etude De L'Energie Nucleaire; Studiecentrum Voor Kernenergie.