On January 17th -18th the Baltic Sea Underground Innovation Network (BSUIN) project team was visiting Hagerbach Test Gallery in Switzerland. It was a benchmarking visit with a purpose to compare the situation and potential of the entire BSUIN network and the existing underground facilities at Hagerbach Test Gallery. Hagerbach Test Gallery with the numerous […]
The presentation of the BSUIN project during Linnaeus Eco-Tech 2018, in Kalmar, Sweden, was much appreciated. Over 130 persons from 27 countries attended the conference and had the chance to learn more about the unique cooperation between underground laboratories in the Baltic Sea region. During the opening ceremony of Linnaeus Eco-Tech 2018 Marcus Laaksoharju, SKB, […]
The staff of University of Silesia in Katowice performed supplementary measurements natural background radiation in Reiche Zeche mine (Freiberg) in 3rd-5th December. These measurements were carry out by using portable HPGe and RAD7 radon detectors. The samples of rock and water were collected as well, in order to perform measuremts in Institue of Physics (USK) […]
In the spring 2018 the exploration workshops were successfully held with each Underground Laboratory (UL) and the existing business models of the ULs were described. The conclusions and a summary of the process were presented in June in Äspö, followed by vivid discussion. The results of the exploration stage will also be presented in ECO-TECH […]
Marcin Kasztelan and Karol Jędrzejczak presented posters about the BSUIN project during international conference “The multi-messenger astronomy: gamma-ray bursts, search for electromagnetic counterparts to neutrino events and gravitational waves”. Posters were also presented during short oral presentations. The conference took place in Russia, in North Caucasus, Karachai-Cherkessian Republic in October, 7.-14.10.2018. The theme of the conference […]
Baltic Sea Underground Innovation Network (BSUIN) project involves 14 partners, 17 associated organizations, 6 underground labs and many people who share their expertise of different fields in order to reach the aim of this project – to make the underground laboratories in the Baltic Sea region more accessible for innovation, business development and science. We […]
The staff of University of Oulu, University of Jyväskylä, University of Silesia Katowice, and the National Center for Nuclear Research from Poland worked for ten days in July in Pyhäsalmi to standardize measuring of background radiation in underground laboratories. Measurements were taken on radon, neutron and gamma radiation. Previous literature lacks details for measurement settings […]
Between 18th and 20th of June, a project meeting with BSUIN was held at the Swedish Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory. The meeting was combined with a guided tour where the participants got to know the facility both above and below ground. The first day was devoted to a meeting within the steering group. Focus on […]
BSUIN project partner Tallinn University of Technology participated in EUSBSR 9th Annual Forum in Tallinn. EUSBSR is EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. It is an agreement between the Member States of the EU and the European Commission to strengthen cooperation between the countries bordering the Baltic Sea. The main theme in 9th Forum was […]
The OUAS service design team facilitated the last Service Design workshop in St Petersburg 17.5.2018. The current business model of the Underground Low Background Laboratory of the Khlopin Institute was described by the representatives of the UL and the Khlopin Institute. At the beginning of the workshop the hosts gave us interesting presentations on their specific research fields, […]