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“A repository site should be designed to exude something cultish or religious”
15.04.2025 #People #Project of the century
“A repository site should be designed to exude something cultish or religious”

How can we ensure that humans will not go near the repository even thousands of years from now? Archaeologist Andrea Schaer argues in favour of creating a monumental site. Just like those humans have erected time and again throughout history.

“I can understand how some people might dislike Benny Brennstab”
10.04.2025 #People #Project of the century
“I can understand how some people might dislike Benny Brennstab”

Thomas Meyer was the first cultural guest in Stadel. The author is a staunch opponent of nuclear power but, at the same time, he is fascinated by the repository project. This is a contradiction he has to bear.

“We geologists think in time-scales of millions of years”
03.04.2025 #People #Project of the century
“We geologists think in time-scales of millions of years”

What Nagra does almost has the ring of science fiction, says its CEO, Matthias Braun, in the third issue of the Magazine of the Century “500m+”. But this “science fiction” is based on hard facts – and on swarm intelligence.

The application has been submitted – what comes next?
27.11.2024 #Project of the century
The application has been submitted – what comes next?

Nagra submitted the general licence application for a deep geological repository on 19th November 2024. In this article, we will take you through the next steps of the repository project.

“Repository decision requires broad societal debate”
19.11.2024 #Media releases #Project of the century
“Repository decision requires broad societal debate”

Nagra submitted the general licence application for a deep geological repository today. The next step is the review by the authorities, but a broad societal debate is also needed, Nagra CEO Matthias Braun pointed out. The repository should be legitimised not only through a technical review, but also as a result of a direct democratic process.

Securing the safest site – Facts about the general licence application
19.11.2024 #Project of the century
Securing the safest site – Facts about the general licence application

All Informations on the general licence applications for Switzerland’s deep geological repository project.