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Switzerland / Realism Needed About Nuclear Shutdowns, Says Energy Office

By David Dalton
3 June 2019

International Energy Agency has said phaseout will create an energy gap 
Realism Needed About Nuclear Shutdowns, Says Energy Office
The Beznau-1 nuclear plant in Switzerland, which began commercial operation in 1969. Photo courtesy ENSI.
The Swiss government should be realistic about energy policy and not remain committed to an operating lifetime for commercial nuclear power plants of 50 years, the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (BFE) has said.

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