Executive Board

Dr. Thomas Ernst

CEO

«The safe, long-term disposal of radioactive waste in deep geological repositories is a challenging task. We are committed to carrying out this task in the interests of man and the environment.»

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Dr. Markus Fritschi

Division Head Repository Programmes, Public Information

«As a national competence centre in the area of nuclear waste management, our aim is to construct safe geological repositories for all categories of radioactive waste in Switzerland, without delay and at reasonable cost.»

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Dr. Piet Zuidema

Responsible for the overall coordination and management of the
Science & Technology programme

«Nagra’s research and investigation programmes have resulted in a high level of know-how. In Switzerland, we have host rocks of extremely good quality for the containment of radioactive waste. Geological repositories can be constructed with the required long-term safety.»

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