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.
Drilling or other intrusive activities in the immediate vicinity of the deep geological repository are not advisable, which is why Nagra has defined a provisional protection zone. How large is this protection zone? And what is still allowed?
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After three years, Nagra has successfully concluded its deep borehole campaign. The picture of the underground is now complete. The project of the century – deep geological disposal – is thus about to reach an important milestone: the siting proposal. In Windisch, Nagra CEO Matthias Braun presented the results of the investigations for the first time. The exhibit includes over 400 metres of drill cores.
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