Risks remain as Switzerland weighs return to nuclear power

The Swiss government has followed the lead of many other countries in seeking to end its decade-old ban on nuclear power in the name of clean energy solutions. But researchers say the power source brings with it a set of specific, misunderstood hazards. The debate over the future of nuclear energy has returned to Switzerland. In response to the popular initiative “Electricity for All at All Times (Stop Blackouts)”, the Federal Council decided late last year to amend the Nuclear Energy Act, aiming...