On October 17, several study tours to Swiss facilities for radioactive waste management and research on radioactive waste disposal will be offered, e.g.:
- Tour to the Grimsel Test Site (underground research and development
laboratory in granite,
located in the Swiss Alps) - GTS Tour Details .. - Tour to the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory (underground laboratory in clay, located in the Jura mountains) - Mont Terri Tour Details ..
- Tour to ZWILAG (centralised interim storage facility) - Zwilag Tour Details ..
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Grimsel Test Site (GTS): Underground Research & Development URL - http://www.grimsel.com The Grimsel Test Site (GTS) was established over 20 years ago as a centre for underground Research and Development (R&D) supporting a wide range of research projects on the disposal of radioactive waste. |
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Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory - http://www.mont-terri.ch The Mont Terri Project is an international research project for the hydrogeological, geochemical and geotechnical characterisation of a clay formation (Opalinus clay). |
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ZWILAG Zwischenlager Würenlingen AG - http://www.zwilag.ch Low and intermediate-level radioactive waste from the Swiss nuclear power plants and from medicine, industry and research is processed in Zwilag. The facility also provides interim storage for all types of radioactive waste and spent fuel assemblies from the power plants. |