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Switzerland / Operating Nuclear Plants Beyond 60 Years Could Help Country Reach Net Zero

By David Dalton
28 October 2022

NEA study says reactor phaseout could bring challenges
Operating Nuclear Plants Beyond 60 Years Could Help Country Reach Net Zero
Switzerland has four nuclear reactor units in commercial operation, generating almost a third of its electricity. Image courtesy Flickr / Khairul Abdulah.
Switzerland could struggle to reach net zero by 2050 if it continues with a planned nuclear phaseout that will see all four remaining commercial reactors shut down permanently in the coming decades.

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