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02.12.2020Lino Guzzella elected to Nagra's Board of Directors
At yesterday’s extraordinary general meeting, the National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Nagra) elected Lino Guzzella as an additional member of the Board of Directors.
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01.12.2020Drilling of first deep borehole in Bözberg completed
Nagra has completed drilling the first of two boreholes in Bözberg. The second will be completed over the next two weeks. At present, no further boreholes are planned in the Jura Ost siting region.
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30.09.2020Two separate repositories or a combined repository for radioactive waste?
Nagra is planning a deep geological repository for low- and intermediate-level waste and one for high-level waste – or one so-called combined repository.
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10.09.2020Nagra preparing drill site in Rheinau
Nagra is starting preliminary work for a drill site in Rheinau. Whether a deep borehole will actually be drilled in Rheinau has not been decided yet.
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08.09.2020Lunar mission at the Grimsel Test Site
Few people have had the privilege to walk on the moon. Six international students want to get one step closer to realising this dream on a mission under lunar-like conditions at the Grimsel Test Site.
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28.08.2020Succession planning for Nagra’s Chief Executive Officer Thomas Ernst
Nagra wants to arrange the succession for CEO Thomas Ernst in a timely manner. Ernst plans on remaining in office until autumn 2021.
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27.08.2020Nagra dismantles the Bülach drill site
Nagra will dismantle the drill site in Bülach from the beginning of September and would like to thank all those involved in the drilling work for the good collaborative effort.
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17.08.2020Report published on the siting variants for a high-level waste (SF/HLW) encapsulation plant
Nagra has compared the advantages and disadvantages of sites for an SF/HLW encapsulation plant. The resulting report serves as a basis for discussion with the regions.
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03.08.2020
Financial contributions and donations made by Nagra in 2019
Every year, Nagra publishes information on its financial contributions and donations to third parties.
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02.07.2020Severin Wälchli elected to Nagra's Executive Board
Nagra’s Board of Directors elected Severin Wälchli as new Division Head Planning & Construction of Deep Geological Repositories and member of the Executive Board as of 1st July.
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18.06.2020
Archaeologists to investigate potential drill site in Rheinau
Within the next few days, archaeological investigations will begin in Rheinau – on land where Nagra will potentially drill a deep borehole.
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08.06.2020Visits to the drill sites and the rock laboratories are possible again
We are pleased to be offering guided tours of our Bözberg and Marthalen drill sites again. Guided tours of the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory and the Grimsel Test Site can be booked again, too.
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07.04.2020Second drill site in Bözberg under construction
Nagra has started constructing the second drill site in Jura Ost. Drilling is expected to begin in autumn 2020.
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25.03.2020Videos available online: visit our drill sites from your computer
Until we can invite you back to our drill sites, we have something for you here: two videos on our drill sites and an exciting journey into the underground of Northern Switzerland.
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17.03.2020
Corona virus: Out of solidarity with vulnerable members of society, Nagra cancels public events
Nagra is cancelling all tours and public events with immediate effect until at least the end of April. The corona pandemic requires all of us to act with solidarity and responsibility.
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19.02.2020Nördlich Lägern: Nagra withdraws permit applications for boreholes in Weiach and Glattfelden
Investigations show that the northern part of the siting region is not suitable for hosting a deep geological repository. Nagra has now withdrawn the permit applications for boreholes.
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14.02.2020Start of Marthalen borehole
In early February, drilling began in Marthalen. This is the second deep borehole to be drilled in the Zürich Nordost siting region as part of Stage 3 of the ongoing site selection process.
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14.02.2020
Surface facilities for a deep geological repository do not endanger the groundwater
In a memorandum, an environmental lawyer states that a surface facility located above groundwater is “not advisable”. Nagra does not share this assessment.
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06.02.2020Groundwater protection must be ensured at all times
Groundwater is currently a matter of debate, as the Swiss daily newspaper “Tages-Anzeiger” reports. Groundwater protection is important to Nagra. Other environmental aspects must also be considered.
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