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https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-72-113-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-72-113-2023
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17 May 2023
Research article |  | 17 May 2023

The past is the key to the future – considering Pleistocene subglacial erosion for the minimum depth of a radioactive waste repository

Sonja Breuer, Anke Bebiolka, Vera Noack, and Jörg Lang

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Our work presented here deals with the impact of deep glacial erosion forms and their effect on the safety of a possible repository for highly radioactive waste. In past ice ages, glaciers have formed deep tunnel valleys. We assume that similar depths of erosion can be reached in future ice ages. This must be taken into account in the safety assessment of radioactive waste repositories. We have calculated a new depth zone map from maps and data based on records from the Pleistocene.