Tag Archives: Switzerland

Radiation and Cancer Risk – What Do We Know?

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Thoughtscapism

I recently visited Switzerland’s interim repository for nuclear waste, called ZWILAG, and wrote about the insights gained during that experience in Warming My Hands On Nuclear Waste. While in the heart of the place – the dry cask storage hall which houses … Continue reading →

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Warming My Hands on Nuclear Waste

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Thoughtscapism

I left my sleeping family at home and headed out without breakfast in the freezing cold to catch the 7 AM train, enthusiastic about the prospect of visiting a nuclear waste repository. I’ve written about nuclear waste at length, and … Continue reading →

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At the Source: Where 13 % of Swiss Electricity is Created

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Thoughtscapism

A friendly nuclear engineer I met at the screening for the movie New Fire made the off-hand mention that he might be able to give a tour of his nuclear plant, Gösgen – an offer I held onto like a leech! … Continue reading →

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