In its press release, “Namensforum Tiefenlager Schweiz”, the forum tasked with naming Switzerland’s deep geological repository, stated that, within one month, it had received a total of 3,395 suggestions as to how to name the Swiss deep geological repository. From this plenitude of ideas, the forum’s jury chose five finalists based on different criteria.
Voting is underway
As the name should be broadly supported and is also a matter of taste, Switzerland is invited to vote for the name for its deep geological repository itself. Click here to vote. Voting is possible until 24th November 2025.
You can choose from these 5 names:
- ATLASuisse
- Peradina
- Soluterra
- Stadelnova
- Terradura
The name will bear the addition “Switzerland’s Deep Geological Repository”.
A wide range of suggestions
Switzerland is not just looking for a name, says Martin Künzi, moderator of Namensforum Tiefenlager Schweiz, “it is looking for a symbol that combines responsibility and the future”. The strong response showed that the topic “affects many members of the public”, Künzi continued.
Over the past few weeks, the jury reviewed all submissions. To qualify for the final selection, the suggestions had to meet several criteria such as conciseness or comprehensibility in all of Switzerland’s national languages.
Mitglieder der Jury:
Dominik Bonderer
Head of Communications, Building Department, Canton Zürich, representing the Cantonal Commission and the siting canton
Reto Grossmann
Municipal Councillor, Stadel, Regional Conference
Martin Künzi
Moderation (Mosaik & Partners)
Luca Rüedi
Citizen Representative, Regional Conference
Philipp Senn
Member of the Executive Board, Nagra
Lisa Stalder
Communications Specialist, Member of the Nuclear Waste Management Advisory Board
Thierry Strässle
Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Member of Nagra’s Board of Directors
Patrick Studer
Head of Communications / Media Spokesperson, Nagra
Gabriela Winkler
Communications and Industry Expert, Regional Conference
Nagra’s role
Nagra is responsible for the planning and construction of the deep geological repository. The project to find a name for the planned deep geological repository is under the lead of the “Namensforum Tiefenlager Schweiz”, the forum tasked with naming Switzerland’s deep geological repository. Nagra is a jury member and bears the costs for the website and the moderation.
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