Puneet Varma (Editor)

Dessel

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Flemish Region

Postal codes
  
2480

Postal code
  
2480

Area code
  
014

Community
  
Flemish Community

Arrondissement
  
Turnhout

Area codes
  
014

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:23 PM

Province
  
Antwerp

Dessel

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 81% Humidity

Dessel vroeger en nu een nostalgisch overzicht


Dessel ( [ˈdɛsəl]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Dessel proper. On January 1, 2013, Dessel had a total population of 9.300 inhabitants. The total area is 27.03 km² which gives a population density of 325 inhabitants per km².

Contents

Map of 2480 Dessel, Belgium

Co 01 12 08 2015 dessel rafc samenvatting proximustv


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 clubs:

  • K.F.C. Witgoor Sport, which plays in the Belgian Fourth Division.
  • K.F.C. Dessel Sport, which plays in the Belgian Second Division.

    • Events

  • Graspop Metal Meeting, yearly heavy metal music festival.

    • References

    Dessel Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA