A Fire Broke Out at a Decommissioned NPP in the Netherlands

On 21 May in the afternoon that a large fire at a decommissioned Dutch nuclear power plant broke out. The plat is located in the town of Dodewaard in the centre of the country.

The emergency services said the fire had been brought under control. There is no danger that radioactivity could leak because of the fire, officials said.

Голландські пожежники гасять вогонь на АЕС “Додевард”. Фото: ANP ROLAND HEITINK

The fire apparently broke out on the roof of a building where work was being carried out. Some 10 gas bottles which were kept on the roof had not exploded, local broadcaster the Gelderlander said.

De brandweer is met veel menskracht aanwezig in #Dodewaard bij de brand op het dak van de voormalige kerncentrale. De Veiligheidsregio Gelderland-Zuid verzoekt mensen in de buurt de hulpdiensten ruimte te geven. pic.twitter.com/KXEmrnqpkE

— Omroep Gelderland (@OmroepGLD) May 21, 2020

The Dodewaard plant in Gelderland went into production in 1969 and was in use until 1997. Built by the Dutch government, it was largely used for research purposes and had limited electricity output (its capacity avounted just to 58 MW).

 Part of the building has already been demolished and parts which are still radioactive have been sealed up. In 2045, the rest of the building will be taken down.

According to: DutchNews.nl