Swiss reopen world's oldest nuclear plant after repairs
Wednesday, 21 March 2018 () Geneva (AFP) March 20, 2018
The primary reactor at Switzerland's Beznau nuclear power plant, the world's oldest commercial nuclear plant, has reopened after three years of repairs, despite protests from environmental campaigners, a statement said Tuesday. Beznau, located in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau near the German border, has two reactors and first opened in 1969. Both reactors were shut down in March