Approval for decommissioning of Swiss reactor

Approval for decommissioning of Swiss reactor: Swiss utility BKW has been issued with a decommissioning order for the Mühleberg nuclear power plant, which is scheduled to permanently shut down at the end of 2019. The order from the country's Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication (DETEC) states the decommissioning work must be carried out in accordance with a plan submitted by BKW in 2015.