Conference Abstract
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06 Sep 2023
Conference Abstract |
| 06 Sep 2023
| 06 Sep 2023
Model-based performance assessment of repository-induced effects: contribution to the site-selection process in Switzerland
Chao Li
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
INTERA Inc. Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Dominik Zbinden
INTERA Inc. Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Mohamed Hayek
INTERA Inc. Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Michael J. Hannon
INTERA Inc., 101 W Kirkwood Av. Suite 134, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
Alexandros Papafotiou
INTERA Inc. Swiss Branch, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Nagra, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Paul Marschall
Nagra, Hardstrasse 73, 5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
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The work presents decades of experience of performance assessment to support selection process...
