Dessel () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Belgian province of
Antwerp
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. The municipality comprises only the town of Dessel proper. In 2021, Dessel had a total population of 9,659 inhabitants.
The total area is 27.03 km
2.
Nuclear industries
Dessel hosts several nuclear facilities:
* Belgoprocess, ex Eurochemic reprocessing plant (OECD), now in charge of the operational waste management for
Ondraf/Niras.
* BelgoNucléaire, an old MOX factory, presently closed and to be decommissioned in the future.
*
Franco-Belge de Fabrication du Combustible (FBFC) making nuclear fuel assemblies;
* The Dessel site was selected in June 2006 by the Belgian government to construct the first shallow land disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste in Belgium. The decision was taken after consultation of the local authorities and the population in the frame of the Stola consultation group.
Sport
The town has two
football
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clubs:
*
K.F.C. Witgoor Sport, which plays in the
Belgian Fourth Division.
*
K.F.C. Dessel Sport, which plays in the
Belgian Third Division
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.
Event
*
Graspop Metal Meeting, yearly
heavy metal festival.
Climate
Gallery
File:Tweewoonst, Molsebaan 71-73, Dessel.jpg, House in Dessel
File:Kanaal Mol - panoramio (1).jpg, Canal of Mol
File:Vml. douanewoningen te Dessel - 368618 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg, Street view
File:Dessel - Heilige Familiekerk.jpg, Holy Family Church in Witgoor
References
External links
*
Official website- Available only in
DutchEurochemicEurochemic 1956-1990, European Company for the Chemical Processing of Irradiated Fuels
Jean-Marc Wolff, OECD Historical Series, 1999
Municipalities of Antwerp Province
Populated places in Antwerp Province
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