Switzerland gets most of its electricity from hydropower but does also have some nuclear power plants as well. The country started phasing out those plants in 2011 after the disaster in Fukushima, Japan.
In 2017, the country approved a ban on new nuclear plant construction and in 2019 one of the existing nuclear power plants was shut down.
Switzerland on Dec. 20 shut down one of the world’s oldest nuclear power plants, as part of its plan to shutter all its reactors by 2050.
Muehleberg Nuclear Power Plant, the smallest of the country’s four remaining plants, began operating in 1972.
But this week the country decided to change direction, saying it will scrap the 2019 ban and make it possible to build new reactors.
Energy Minister Albert Roesti said the government would submit a proposal to amend nuclear legislation by the end of 2024 so it can be debated in parliament next…
