The view point of swiss nuclear utilities

摘要

Nuclear power comprises 40percent of total electricity production in Switzerland, and Switzerland currently has five reactors operating at four sites. Nuclear energy has the capacity to provide an economically viable and clean alternative energy source for the future. Despite a ten-year moratorium on the construction of new power plants implemented in 1990, the Swiss government remains basically in favour of nuclear power, although no consensus has been reached regarding the future of nuclear power in current energy policy. Public support for nuclear technology has eroded significantly to the point that expansion of nuclear technologies, including the construction of two nuclear waste storage facilities, has been delayed. Within this context, the role of Swiss utilities in providing financial and technological stimulus to research and development at a time of decreasing government and public support and increasing financial restrictions is paramount.