Paul Scherrer Institute to build a new treatment centre for the Swiss federal radioactive waste collection facility
24 October 2026
The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) operates the federal collection facility for radioactive waste in accordance with the Swiss Radiation Protection Ordinance.
In the coming years a new building for this purpose will be realised on the PSI campus at Villigen.
The project is named SamBA and began in 2023.
The new building is scheduled to be operational by 2033.
The facility handles waste generated in medicine, industry and research.
Operator:
Paul Scherrer Institute
Project name:
SamBA
Project began:
2023
Operational by:
2033
Why it matters for exams: Radioactive waste management arrangements of individual countries appear in science and environment questions.
UPSC
In plain words
PSI Paul Scherrer Institute — Switzerland's largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences, at Villigen.