Nagra rules out constructing a second deep geological repository
The National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Nagra) plans to construct a deep geological repository for Switzerland’s radioactive waste in the Nördlich Lägern siting region. However, Nagra rules out constructing a second repository.
Is waste from new nuclear power plants included in the disposal capacity of Switzerland’s deep geological repository?
The Federal Council has indicated willingness to discuss a U-turn in Swiss energy policy. Should new nuclear power plants be constructed as a result of this, the disposal of radioactive waste would also be impacted.
Finland: start of final tests
Milestone for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste: the final tests for the emplacement operations in the world’s first repository have begun.
“The Region is involved in shaping the project”
President Lino Guzzella and CEO Matthias Braun look back on the year 2023, on the constructive collaboration with the siting region – and on how Nagra plans to forge ahead.
Siting region actively involved in shaping project of the century
Following its siting proposal in 2022, Nagra prioritised collaboration with the region in 2023. This was also a topic at Nagra’s annual general meeting in Bern today. The focus this year is on submitting the general licence applications in autumn 2024.
Cornerstones of the deep geological repository structures
How large will the most important repository structures be and where will they be located? Nagra is defining these initial cornerstones for its construction project.
Official founding of Nagra subsidiaries for the construction and operation of the deep geological repository and the encapsulation plants
Nagra opens geological history archive
After more than 50 years of research, Nagra opened its drill core archive in Mellingen. Thousands of drill cores document the last 200 million years of Northern Switzerland’s geological history.
Could transmutation of radioactive waste make a deep geological repository superfluous?
No, we would still need a deep geological repository. Even after the transmutation of the high-level waste, radioactive waste would remain, and this would still have to be disposed of in a deep geological repository. We would also need new nuclear reactors, but constructing them is currently prohibited in Switzerland.
An ABC of expert bodies explained by Maurus Alig
Lots of letters and confusing acronyms: with all the expert bodies involved in the process, it is easy to lose track. Maurus Alig explains who is involved in ensuring the safety of the deep geological repository.