Nuclear waste repositories are a unique political project: the decision lasts for hundreds of thousands of years – that’s how long the waste is dangerous for. It has to be stored somewhere, but hardly anyone wants it near them.

Who do you think should decide where repositories are built: scientists, the government or the local population?

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Site in northern Switzerland chosen for nuclear waste storage

This content was published on Sep 10, 2022 Sep 10, 2022 A deep geological repository for radioactive waste will be built in the northern Lägern region straddling cantons Aargau and Zurich.