Swiss Vote on When to Abandon Nuclear Power

Swiss voters are casting ballots in a referendum Sunday on whether to hasten the phasing out the country’s nuclear power plants. Polls suggest a tight race on an issue being championed by environmentalists that could put Switzerland on a track similar to neighboring Germany. If the “yes” vote prevails, Switzerland will close three of the country’s five reactors next year and the remaining two by 2029. Following the 2011 disaster in Fukushima, Switzerland, like other countries,...

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