Belgium’s Doel nuclear reactor went offline on Saturday, after it was restarted just three days ago, the plant’s spokesperson said. Meanwhile, Germany has stepped up criticism on operational safety of its neighbor’s aging nuclear facilities. Doel 1 nuclear reactor, located in northern Belgium, was taken offline automatically, RTL broadcaster quoted the communications manager Els De Clercq as saying. At this point there is no safety risk, AFP reported, citing power utility company Electrabel, which operates the plant.

Belgium’s Doel nuclear reactor went offline on Saturday, after it was restarted just three days ago, the plant’s spokesperson said.

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If children are terminal ill and are suffering every single day, then why would we have the right to let them suffer until they die a painful death? When in fact, we can give them a peaceful and painless death so the child and the parents don’t have to suffer no longer. Belgium is a very rational country with mostly atheists, you are American so I get why you have problems with it.

But this goes to the overall question of assisted suicide in general.. not only for children, but for adults.  Medicine

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