Mont Terri rock laboratory
The Mont Terri rock laboratory is an underground geological laboratory in Mont Terri near Saint-Ursanne in the Swiss Jura .
background
The purpose of the laboratory is to research Opalinus Clay formations with a view to the disposal of high-level radioactive waste. It is operated by the Federal Office for Topography . The rock laboratory has existed since 1996 and is 300 meters below the surface of the earth. Currently (as of January 2019) it is being tested whether the tunnel can be used as a CO 2 storage facility . It can be reached via a tunnel on the A16 motorway .
Tunnel section from 2004
Tunnel for the Opalinus Clay experiment , self-sealing
Attempt exposure to sandy facies
Rescue and service tunnel of the Mont Terri motorway tunnel (A16)
literature
- Markus Hugi, Paul Bossart, Peter Hayoz (Eds.): Mont Terri Project: Proceedings of the 10 Year Anniversary Workshop. Country topography, Bern 2007. ISBN 978-3-302-40023-5
Web links
Coordinates: 47 ° 22 ′ 3 " N , 7 ° 10 ′ 8" E ; CH1903: five hundred and seventy-nine thousand six hundred and twenty-five / 246331
Individual evidence
- ↑ Markus Gross: CO 2 storage in the fissured rock. In: ethz.ch. ETH Zurich , January 17, 2019, accessed on January 29, 2019 .