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BRUSSELS — The Swiss government Wednesday decided to abandon plans to build new nuclear reactors, while European Union regulators agreed on a framework for new safety testing.
Swiss Energy Minister Doris Leuthard had suspended the approval process for three new reactors pending a safety review after Japan’s nuclear-power accident in the wake of a massive earthquake and tsunami March 11.
On Wednesday — days after an anti-nuclear rally in Switzerland drew 20,000 people — the Cabinet said it decided to make the ban permanent.
The country’s five existing reactors — which supply about 40 percent of its power — would be allowed to continue operating but would not be replaced at the end of their lifespan.
