The safety case for a deep geological repository in Switzerland: concepts for waste disposal and methodology for safety assessment
Paul Smith
This paper describes the deep geological repository concept considered by Nagra in support of its recent general licence application and the methodology used by Nagra to demonstrate its post-closure safety. The concept presented is for a deep geological repository for high-level waste (HLW) and for low- and intermediate-level waste (L/ILW) located in the Opalinus Clay host rock in Switzerland. The safety and repository concept is based on geological and engineered barriers which together perform