Switzerland picks site near German border for nuclear waste storage

In project of the century', country will bury spent nuclear fuel deep underground in clay

Swiss authorities have selected a site in northern Switzerland not far from the German border to host a deep geological storage repository for radioactive waste.

After nearly 50 years of searching for the best way to store its radioactive waste, Switzerland is gearing up for its project of the century", entailing burying spent nuclear fuel deep underground in clay.