In Switzerland, two types of repositories are currently foreseen, one for low- and intermediate-level waste (L/ILW) and one for spent fuel, vitrified high-level waste and optionally long-lived ILW (SF/HLW/ILW). Repository implementation involves a stepwise process that takes several decades and a comprehensive planning base for the scientific and engineering work is therefore needed, which is presented in the RD&D (research, development and demonstration) plan. The main objective of the recently published RD&D Plan is to establish the purpose, scope, nature and timing of various future RD&D activities, based on the different requirements and planning assumptions, with a focus on the next 5 to 10 years, in anticipation of the submission of the general licence foreseen in 2024