Swiss federal authorities

Technical Forum on Safety

The purpose of the Technical Safety Forum is to receive, discuss and answer questions from the public about technical safety aspects.

These questions may be submitted by members of the public, communes, regions containing sites, organisations, cantons and communities in neighbouring countries that are affected.

The Forum meets every three to four months or according to need. In meetings, ENSI, EGT, KNS and swisstopo provide information on the status of safety inspections. ENSI informs the public on the forum’s work.

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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…