Dessel
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| Country | .svg/27px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| Region |  Flemish Region |
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| Community | Flemish Community |
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| Province |  Antwerp |
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| Arrondissement | Turnhout | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Area | 27.03 km² | |
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| Population – Males – Females - Density |
8,773 (January 1, 2006) 50.37% 49.63% 325 inhab./km² |
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| Unemployment rate | 8.32% (January 1, 2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 12,672 €/pers. (2003) | |
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| Mayor | Kris Van Dijck (N-VA) | |
| Governing parties | N-VA | |
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| Postal codes | 2480 | |
| Area codes | 014 | |
| Web address | www.dessel.be | |
Dessel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Dessel proper. On January 1, 2006 Dessel had a total population of 8,773 inhabitants. The total area is 27.03 km² which gives a population density of 325 inhabitants per km².
[edit] Nuclear industries
Dessel hosts on his land several nuclear facilities:
- Belgoprocess, ex Eurochemic reprocessing plant (OECD), now in charge of the operational waste management for Ondraf/Niras;
- BelgoNucléaire, an ancient MOX factory, presently stopped and to be decommissionned in the future;
- Franco-Belge de Fabrication de 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.
[edit] Events
- Graspop Metal Meeting, yearly heavy metal music festival
[edit] External links
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
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