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Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:25 PM

David Jaeggi of Swisstopo (L) gives details to journalists on the deformation experiment in the Mont Terri rock laboratory in St-Ursanne, western Switzerland, September 19, 2013. The Mont Terri Project, run by the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo), is an international research project on the hydrogeological, geochemical and geotechnical characterisation of a clay formation (Opalinus Clay). Clay formations are being considered in various countries for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste and is the only host rock being proposed in Switzerland. The rock laboratory is dedicated solely to research, as such no radioactive waste is disposed here. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:25 PM

Journalists enter the Mont Terri rock laboratory, a research project of the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo), in St-Ursanne, western Switzerland, September 19, 2013. The Mont Terri Project is an international research project on the hydrogeological, geochemical and geotechnical characterisation of a clay formation (Opalinus Clay). Clay formations are being considered in various countries for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste and is the only host rock being proposed in Switzerland. The rock laboratory is dedicated solely to research, as such no radioactive waste is disposed here. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:23 PM

A journalist takes a pictures of holes at an experiment in the Mont Terri rock laboratory in St-Ursanne, western Switzerland, September 19, 2013. The Mont Terri Project, run by the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo), is an international research project on the hydrogeological, geochemical and geotechnical characterisation of a clay formation (Opalinus Clay). Clay formations are being considered in various countries for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste and is the only host rock being proposed in Switzerland. The rock laboratory is dedicated solely to research, as such no radioactive waste is disposed here. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:22 PM

Olivier Leupin of the National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (NAGRA) gives details to journalists in front of a mock-up of a container in the Mont Terri rock laboratory in St-Ursanne, Western Switzerland, September 19, 2013. The Mont Terri Project, run by the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo), is an international research project on the hydrogeological, geochemical and geotechnical characterisation of a clay formation (Opalinus Clay). Clay formations are being considered in various countries for the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste and is the only host rock being proposed in Switzerland. The rock laboratory is dedicated solely to research, as such no radioactive waste is disposed here. Picture taken with a fisheye lens. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ENERGY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)