Abstract:Abstract. Radioactive waste in Switzerland will be disposed of in a deep geological
repository (DGR). Responsible for the planning and preparation of realization
of this task is National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste
(Nagra). Spent fuel assemblies (SFA) constitute the main high-level waste
(HLW) stream that will be disposed in the DGR. Prior to final disposal they
will be transferred or transported to an encapsulation plant, where they will
be loaded into final disposal canisters. To ensure… Show more
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