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| Doel Nuclear Plant. Photo Credit: Woodwalker Via Wikimedia |
World News --The Belga news agency reported
on unexplained drone that was spotted flying over Belgium’s nuclear facility,
one day after the facility was restored after being shut for four months.
The mysterious unmanned aircraft appeared on Saturday, and resembles
similar sightings over nuclear facilities in France. The Belgium authorities have
refused to provide further details on the occurrence.
Since October, France has recorded over 20 mysterious drones
flying over its nuclear plants.
"We can confirm that the East Flanders prosecutor's office
has opened an investigation into a drone flight over the Doel nuclear
plant," said a spokesman for investigations on the incident.
“"We will not
provide further information for the time being," the spokesman told
Belga news agency.
The expansive Doel nuclear plant is located
on a riverbank near the North Sea approximately 25 Kilometers north of Antwerp.
The plant holds four of the seven nuclear reactors in Belgium.
One of the four reactors was halted
in August following a leak that happened due to tampering, which caused 65,000
liters of lubricant to leak.
This caused severe damage to a 1700 ton steam
turbine, and this necessitated repairs. The repair work was done in Germany at
a cost of $45 million.
Belgian investigators are considering
the sabotage as an act of terrorism. This revelation comes hot on the heels of
the Sony attack, an incident which made world news.
There seems to be a change of tactic
in settling scores between unfriendly nations.
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