7 octobre 2025|
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|about 2 months agoNew Radioactivity Monitoring Station Opens on Jungfraujoch
Switzerland enhances early warning capabilities with Europe's highest radioactivity measuring station on Jungfraujoch, inaugurated by Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider.
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- Switzerland has inaugurated Europe's highest radioactivity measuring station on the Jungfraujoch.
- The station replaces the measurement flights of the Tiger aircraft fleet, which will be decommissioned in 2027.
- The station can identify specific radionuclides like radioactive iodine or caesium.
- The facility is part of a European network of 50 highly sensitive monitoring stations.
- Equipment is designed to withstand temperatures as low as -30°C and strong winds.
By The Numbers
3,400+
meters above sea level
CHF 450,000
total acquisition cost
CHF 30,000
annual maintenance cost
CHF 250,000
total network maintenance
They Said
"At an altitude of over 3,400 metres above sea level, 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."