Waste management issues relating to the construction of deep geological repositories, including the encapsulation plant and long-term dry storage of spent fuel elements
To date, ENSI has geared its research into the disposal of radioactive waste towards the assessments required by the Sectoral Plan for Deep Geological Repositories. As the deadline for finding sites approaches, this focus will gradually shift to the construction of deep geological repositories and the encapsulation plant. In view of the plan to commission a deep geological repository for high-level waste from 2060 onwards, the periods over which spent fuel elements will need to be stored on an interim basis have also been extended.
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Tumour risk analysis: ENSI publishes scientific paper on calculation models
Calculations of radiation-induced tumour risks should also take account of uncertainties in the models used. This is the conclusion reached by ENSI radiation protection expert Luana Hafner and physicist Alberto Stabilini in their scientific paper. In a collaboration with epidemiologist Linda Walsh, they compared different risk assessment models.
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25th Anniversary of the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory: Independent research improves safety
The Mont Terri Rock Laboratory has been carrying out geological experiments in the Opalinus Clay since 1996 to assess it as a host rock for the deep geological disposal of Swiss radioactive waste and as a storage rock for CO2. On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary in the town of St Ursanne in the…
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Deep geological repositories: 150 experts discuss long-term safety
On 4 and 5 November, ENSI hosts the DECOVALEX 2019 Symposium in Brugg. This research conference welcomes international delegates to discuss the long-term safety of deep geological repositories for radioactive waste.
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Guided Tours of the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory
The International Mont Terri Rock Laboratory is situated near the small town of St-Ursanne in the canton of Jura. At the Rock Laboratory, a total of 22 partners from Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, France, Japan, Canada, Spain and the US carry out research into the properties of Opalinus clay, which is a potential host rock for…
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Mont Terri Rock Laboratory
The objective of the international Mont Terri Rock Laboratory Research Project is to study the geological, hydrogeological, geochemical and geomechanical properties of Opalinus clay. These properties are critically important for the assessment of the safety and technical feasibility of a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in this type of rock.