Project guarantee

As a project responsible in 1985 of the for is in Switzerland disposal of radioactive waste responsible NAGRA 1985 designated disposal evidence provided. For highly radioactive waste, he was referring to a repository in the crystalline basement of northern Switzerland . The assessment by the authorities showed that the proof of safety had been provided in a special part of the mountain range, but that proof of sufficiently extensive, suitable rock areas was still lacking. At the same time, NAGRA was requested to extend the investigations to include sedimentary rocks .

In the Federal Decree on the Swiss Atomic Energy Act of October 6, 1978 , the validity of operating licenses for nuclear power plants after 1985 was made dependent on evidence of safe disposal. In the same year, the Association of Swiss Electricity Companies published a concept for nuclear waste management, which provided for different repositories for the various waste categories.