8. Oktober 2025|
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|about 2 months agoSwitzerland Launches Highest European Radioactivity Monitoring Station
New monitoring station on Jungfraujoch at 3,400 meters will provide early detection of radioactive clouds entering Swiss airspace.
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- The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has inaugurated Europe's highest radioactivity monitoring station on the Jungfraujoch.
- The station is situated at an altitude of over 3,400 meters above sea level.
- The new facility replaces the need for measurement flights by the Tiger aircraft fleet, which is scheduled for decommissioning in 2027.
- The station is designed to identify individual radionuclides, including radioactive iodine and caesium.
- Data is transmitted directly to the National Alarm Centre (NAC).
By The Numbers
3,400 meters
Altitude
CHF 450,000
Development and Acquisition Cost
CHF 30,000
Annual Maintenance Cost
-30°C
Minimum Operating Temperature
They Said
"A radioactive cloud that reaches Switzerland after a nuclear incident abroad can be quickly detected and classified before the radioactivity reaches inhabited areas."
"If radioactivity is detected, a direct report is sent to the National Alarm Centre."