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Swiss group to launch petition to rethink nuclear power plans

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the nuclear power plant KKW Leibstadt of Swiss energy company Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG near Leibstadt, Switzerland April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

A group of Swiss politicians has formed 'Stop Blackouts', which will launch a petition seeking a revision to the country's energy policy to guarantee adequate power supplies and keep nuclear as part of the mix.

Switzerland plans to close its five nuclear reactors following a 2017 decision prompted by safety concerns after the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, and has already shut one reactor.

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