Originally it was built primarily to supply relatively cheap electricity to an aluminum smelting facility, opened by French concern Pechiney at a nearby site in 1971, that for many years used two-thirds of the output of the power plant.

Between 2012 and 2015 ten transports were planned, in which each time 50 percent more fuel rods than usual would be taken by train to La Hague.

[6] In June 2006, the government made a contract ("Borssele-convenant") with the owners of the plant, Delta and Essent.

[7] On December 15, 2021, the new Dutch coalition announced plans to build two new nuclear power plants in the Netherlands.

The site for these new plants remains a question for now, but it is possible both could end up in Borssele as Rotterdam wants to focus on hydrogen power and Groningen is considered too controversial by most.

[8] In 2009, the Dutch utility Delta, which owns 50% of Elektriciteits Produktiemaatschappij Zuid-Nederland (EPZ), submitted a start-up memorandum to the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, beginning the process of building a second unit at Borssele.

[9] In January 2012, DELTA announced it was putting the plans for a "Borssele II" on hold for 2 or 3 years.

[10] In June, Delta announced that it would become the majority shareholder of the nuclear power plant in Borssele.

[12] Based on information from the website of the Dutch Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, and the Environment[13] and the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands.