Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory
The Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory is a laboratory located 500 metres underground in Bure in the Meuse département. It allows study of the geological formation in order to evaluate its capacity for deep geological repository of high-level and long-lived medium-level radioactive waste.
Ji-Elle, Public domain.- Research institute
- …is operated by Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs
- …opened in 2008
- Description: rock laboratory aimed to characterize the Callovo-Oxfordian Clay
- Also known as“Andra laboratory”“Bure laboratory”“LSMHM”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cigéo and Église Saint-Félix de Saudron.
Cigéo
Landfill
Cigéo is a French project to construct a deep geological repository for radioactive waste.
Église Saint-Félix de Saudron
Église Saint-Félix de Saudron is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory.
Église de Gillaumé
Église de Gillaumé is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luméville-en-Ornois.
Luméville-en-Ornois
Luméville-en-Ornois is a village and a former commune… Luméville-en-Ornois is situated 6 km east of Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory.
Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory
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Latitude
48.48407° or 48° 29′ 3″ north
Longitude
5.35621° or 5° 21′ 22″ east
Open location code
8FW7F9M4+JF
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OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_institute
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landuse=commercial
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From Dutch to Japanese—“Meuse/Haute Marne Underground Research Laboratory” goes by many names.
Laboratoire de recherche souterrain de Meuse/Haute-MarneDutch
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