One of the oldest nuclear power plant in operation worldwide is Beznau in Switzerland, which has been running since 1969. It is currently scheduled to start shu

One of the oldest nuclear power plant in operation worldwide is Beznau in Switzerland, which has been running since 1969. It is currently scheduled to start shutting down in 2030 which will then take 10-15 years. The other plants are scheduled to start that processes in 2040-45. So unlike Germany they are not at a point of no return yet and according to Wikipedia that type of plant could potentially extend their lifespan to 80 years instead of 60. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beznau_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beznau_Nuclear_Power_Plant In don't know the situation in all of Europe, but there could be potential to buy us quite of lot of time to really ramp up alternatives.