Decommissioned Swiss nuclear plant emptied of fuel
The Mühleberg nuclear power plant in central Switzerland no longer contains any fuel elements.
The 418 spent fuel elements have been transferred to the interim storage facility in Würenlingen in northern Switzerland.
With no nuclear fuel left, the Mühleberg power plant no longer represents a source of nuclear risk, Bern-based energy group BKW said on Friday.
With the last fuel elements removed, radioactivity has been reduced by more than 99%. Mühleberg nuclear power plant was disconnected from the grid in December 2019.
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Situated around 15 kilometres from the Swiss capital Bern, the reactor has been in service since 1972 and provided 5% of the electricity used in Switzerland. BKW, the operator of Mühleberg plant, decided to close the plant in 2013 for business reasons.
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