Switzerland Reopens Door For New Nuclear Power Plants

The four nuclear power plants currently in service provide around a third of Switzerland's total electricity production (Credit: AFP)

Switzerland said Wednesday it was open to building new nuclear power stations in the long term, given new geopolitical uncertainties, climate targets and population growth boosting the demand for electricity.

The Swiss approved the gradual phase-out of nuclear power in a referendum in 2017, by banning the construction of new power plants.