Swiss government recommends nuclear phase-out

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Series Details 25.5.11
Publication Date 25/05/2011
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Nuclear power provides 40% of Switzerland's electricity. But under pressure from growing anti-nuclear sentiment, the Swiss government proposed in May 2011 a complete phase-out by 2034.
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Swissinfo.ch, 25.5.11: Swiss to phase out nuclear power by 2034 http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/internal_affairs/Swiss_to_phase_out_nuclear_power_by_2034.html?cid=30315730
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BBC News, 25.5.11: Swiss to phase out nuclear power http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13549985
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