Stage 1

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In stage 1, suitable site regions were identified on the basis of safety and geological criteria. Nagra identified three site regions for high-level and six for low and intermediate level radioactive waste. The Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate then examined and confirmed these regions. The identified site regions were: Jura Ost, Nördlich Lägern and Zürich Nordost (each for both waste categories), and Jura Südfuss, Südranden and Wellenberg (each for low and intermediate level waste only). All six site regions were approved by the Federal Council and adopted into the sectoral plan. At the end of stage 1, regional conferences were established to permit the participation of the proposed site regions.

The Federal Council decided that six geological siting areas (Jura Ost, Jura Südfuss, Nördlich Lägern, Südranden, Wellenberg and Zürich Nordost) are to be examined in greater detail in stage 2. Sources: Federal Office for Spatial Development / Swiss Federal Office of Energy /Nagra / swisstopo

Documents

Conceptual Part of the Sectoral Plan for Deep Geological Repositories (English version only 2008, actual version 2011 in German)

• Sectoral Plan for Deep Geological Repositories - Conceptual Part 2008. This document is the version of 2008
  (PDF, 10.4 MB, 30.11.2011) ID: 8171 | 347

Reports on stage 1

• Sachplan geologische Tiefenlager - Ergebnisbericht zu Etappe 1: Festlegungen und Objektblätter
  (PDF, 2.4 MB, 30.11.2011) ID: 6142 | 485
• Sachplan geologische Tiefenlager - Bericht über die Ergebnisse der Anhörung zu Etappe 1
  (PDF, 1.3 MB, 30.11.2011) ID: 6143 | 485
• Sachplan geologische Tiefenlager. Erläuterungsbericht für die Anhörung zu Etappe 1
  (PDF, 590 KB, 20.08.2010) ID: 5309 | 485

Links

Deep Geological Repositories Sectoral Plan at a glance

Media

Press releases (in German)

Last modification 03.11.2020