Switzerland get about half of its electricity from nuclear energy, and half from hydroelectric, meaning that essentially Switzerland dumps
no greenhouse gases to generate electricity.
Switzerland's hydroelectricity capacity is of course, threatened by dangerous fossil fuel waste being dumped in the planet's atmosphere, leading to the accelerating destruction of Switzerland's glaciers.
Whatever.
Switerland's coming loss of so called "renewable energy" not withstanding, it appears that Switerland does not to become another subsidiary of Gazprom as Germany has done. They apparently have a very different idea, a
rational idea.
The permit application process for three new nuclear plants in Switzerland has taken a step forward with an in-principle decision from the federal safety regulator that the Niederamt, Beznau and Müheleberg sites are suitable for the purpose.
The Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has reviewed applications for the three plants, which would all be replacements for existing nuclear power units, and drawn up definitive appraisals for the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. According to ENSI, all three applications were technically complete and correct and international legal requirements for site selection had been met. The regulator ruled that none of the sites showed any characteristics likely to be a problem for the construction of a new nuclear plant, but has requested some clarifications from the applicants, especially concerning seismic risks, before construction permit applications are submitted.
The applications for Beznau and Mühleberg were drawn up on behalf of Axpo/BKW by planning joint venture Resun AG. Axpo hailed the ENSI announcement as an "important milestone" in the framework permit application process. Alpiq, parent group of Kernkraftwerk Niederamt, also welcomed the regulator's decision, saying it attested to the "very high quality" of the Niederamt project. (Niederamt would be the replacement for the nearby Gösgen plant.) Both groups said they were working to address the requirements and recommendations brought up in ENSI's extensive reports on their applications.
All three applications are for 1100 to 1600 MWe advanced reactors of as-yet unspecified design using hybrid cooling systems to minimize water consumption. They would be replacing existing smaller units
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Safety_inspectorate_OKs_Swiss_new_build_sites-1611107.html">Safety OK for new Swiss nuclear
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