Survey Reignites Debate On Nuclear Power In Switzerland

2025-11-01 02:08:07

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) According to a recent survey, a majority of Swiss voters would like to allow the construction of new nuclear power plants again. This reignites a decades-old debate. A look at history shows that the hurdles for specific projects would be high even if the ban on new construction were to be lifted. This content was published on November 1, 2025 - 12:07 4 minutes Keystone-SDA

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By the year 2000, 15 to 20 new nuclear power plants would have to be built: That was the forecast of experts in the mid-1970s. The Beznau I (since 1969) and Beznau II (1971) power plants in the canton of Aargau and Mühleberg in canton Bern (1972) were already on the grid at the time.
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