People
Nagra News – August 2024
The people behind the century project • Differences regarding communication in Switzerland and other countries • We are looking for reinforcement
"The deep geological repository is not a cookie-cutter project"
Mining engineer Thorsten Steils says in the video why he considers the century project Swiss deep geological repository to be anything but routine.
Radioactive Waste and Communication: My Experiences at Nagra
After six months of internship at Nagra, I look back. What have I learned? What has surprised me? Which insights have I gained?
«Change Forces Us Out of Our Comfort Zone»
Berrak Firat Lüthi analyses the data from one of Nagra's largest experiments: The Full-Scale-Emplacement Experiment replicates a disposed disposal container in a 1:1 scale.
«My work protects the environment»
Fabian Maier models future glacier movements and ice ages using insights from the past. This allows him to assess risks for the deep geological repository.
"We work side by side towards the same goal"
Could gas endanger the deep geological repository? Typhaine Guillemot is searching for answers to such questions. Her work helps to understand the processes in the rock.
A journey through time beneath the surface
In the Mont Terri rock laboratory, research is being conducted in the mountain for a radioactive waste repository. Underground, time seems to stand still. Sounds boring – but it's actually far from it, as I experienced during a tour.
The Power of Glaciers
Anyone planning a deep geological repository for a million years must know how ice ages affect the subsurface. Glaciologist Urs H. Fischer provides crucial insights with his models.
«The planning is now moving towards implementation»
Tunnel engineer Julia Leuthold talks in the video about what fascinates her about the Swiss deep geological repository project.
«Risk assessment is a problem»
The German science historian Dr. Anna Veronika Wendland speaks about risk perception, her recipe for an ideal deep geological repository project and the role of youth. Opening of the new «Aussenblick» interview series.
Ten new «Voices of the Region» – their hopes, their proposals
How do affected individuals perceive Nagra's site proposal? Ten people express their opinions, voice criticism, but also hopes.