THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch safety watchdog said Wednesday that cross-border co-operation with neighbouring Germany and Belgium needs to be improved to ensure the nations are properly prepared to deal with a nuclear accident that could impact all three countries. The Dutch Safety Board issued a report amid public concern over the safety of Belgian nuclear plants Doel and Tihange, but also looked at the Borselle and Emsland nuclear power plants in the Netherlands and Germany. The board assessed that the chance of a serious accident at one of the plants is small, but that if it were to happen the countries need to co-ordinate crisis management. “The Dutch Safety Board has concluded that co-operation has partly been arranged on paper, but that it probably will not run smoothly if a nuclear accident were to occur in reality,” the board said. This could lead to confusion and unrest,” the board concluded.

Source: National Post January 31, 2018 11:15 UTC