The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Blow for Leuthard as nuclear vote looms Less than two weeks before Switzerland votes on a speedy withdrawal from nuclear power, a key argument by Energy Minister Doris Leuthard has been called into question. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161118/blow-for-leuthard-as-nuclear-vote-looms Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:38:36 +0100 blow-for-leuthard-as-nuclear-vote-looms Nuclear plants face aircraft crash tests The Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) is to examine whether the country’s atomic plants could withstand the impact of a modern-day aircraft crash. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130307/nuclear-plants-face-aircraft-crash-resistance-tests Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:33:00 +0100 nuclear-plants-face-aircraft-crash-resistance-tests