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.