MRS 2003 in Kalmar, Sweden - Tour of Aspö Underground Laboratory |
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The near-by reactor at Oskerheim |
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Boris Burakov prepares to go underground |
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Photos from the underground tour... |
Journey to the center of the Earth?... Almost! |
Rod in the tunnel (for scale)
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<< A subterranean lecture
^^ The SKB-mobile |
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Interior of the copper canister used for disposal showing a rack with a fuel element |
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Equipment used to insert the copper canister into the bottom of the adit |
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Lowering of the copper canister... Scroll down to see the process in action!
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The underground mock-up of fuel disposal with backfill covering the canister... |
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And the accompanying instrumentation |
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This figure is a schematic of the Swedish repository from www.skb.se - follow the link for more details about Sweden's plan for nuclear waste management |
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The core laboratory |
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A tour of the ship used to transport fuel elements |
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And finally... What tour would be complete without a Swedish buffet at the end? Note the full-scale canister (5m long and 1m in diameter). The radiation field keeps the food fresh, but careful attention to the photo shows that hair loss is a problem.
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