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Nuclear power in Switzerland

Switzerland operates 4 nuclear power reactors across 8 sites, with 3.1 GW of gross capacity. 2 units have been retired.

Operating
4
3.1 GW gross
Under construction
0
—
Planned
0
incl. 0 announced
Retired
2
5 cancelled

Operating fleet by type: PWR (3), BWR (1). Principal operators: Kernkraftwerk Beznau Ch-5312 Döttingen, Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt, Kernkraftwerk Gösgen-Däniken.

Position in the fuel chain

FacilityStageOperatorCapacity / output
Zwilag central interim storage dry_storage — not disclosed
Nördlich Lägern repository — not disclosed
Leibstadt nuclear power plant — Switzerland: 1 unit, 1,275 MW Goesgen nuclear power plant — Switzerland: 1 unit, 1,060 MW Beznau nuclear power plant — Switzerland: 2 units, 760 MW
Operating 4 circle area ∝ site capacity Nuclear sites in Switzerland.

All units in Switzerland

UnitSiteStatusTypeGross MWOnline
Beznau nuclear power plant 1 Beznau nuclear power plant Operating PWR 380 1969
Beznau nuclear power plant 2 Beznau nuclear power plant Operating PWR 380 1972
Goesgen nuclear power plant Goesgen nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,060 1979
Leibstadt nuclear power plant Leibstadt nuclear power plant Operating BWR 1,275 1984
Beznau nuclear power plant 3 Beznau nuclear power plant Cancelled — 1,600 —
Graben nuclear power plant 1 Graben nuclear power plant Cancelled BWR 1,140 —
Kaiseraugst nuclear power plant 1 Kaiseraugst nuclear power plant Cancelled — 950 —
Lucens nuclear power plant Lucens nuclear power plant Retired PHWR 7 1968
Muehleberg nuclear power plant 1 Muehleberg nuclear power plant Retired BWR 390 1972
Muehleberg nuclear power plant 2 Muehleberg nuclear power plant Cancelled — 1,600 —
Niederamt nuclear power plant Niederamt nuclear power plant Cancelled — 1,600 —

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