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Switzerland shuts down 47-year-old nuclear power plant

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(VOVWORLD) - Switzerland on Friday shut down one of its oldest nuclear power plants, part of a plan to end the domestic production of atomic energy before the middle of the century. 
Switzerland shuts down 47-year-old nuclear power plant - ảnh 1Swiss energy company BKW's Muehleberg nuclear power plant and the fog-covered Aare river are seen in Muehleberg near Bern, Switzerland, April 6, 2018. (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File) 

Muehleberg Nuclear Power Plant, located 40 kilometers west of the capital Bern, was taken off the grid shortly after midday in a ceremony broadcast live by Switzerland's main public TV station. It’s estimated to take 15 years to completely dismantle the plant. Muehleberg is the smallest of Switzerland's four remaining nuclear power plants. It began operation in 1972.

After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster in Japan, Switzerland decided to gradually phase out nuclear power.

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