Tasks
BGE is looking for a site for a repository for high-level radioactive waste that will guarantee the best possible safety for one million years and operates the Konrad and Morsleben final repositories as well as the Asse II and Gorleben mines. The concrete tasks result from the Atomic Energy Act (Section 9a, paragraph 3, sentences 2 AtG) and the Repository Site Selection Act (StandAG). Accordingly, it is the responsibility of the federal government to construct and operate repositories for radioactive waste. It has assigned this task and the associated sovereign powers to the BGE. The federal government continues to exercise supervision.
The tasks of the BGE include:
The site selection procedure
- Preparation of proposals for a site for high-level radioactive waste in accordance with StandAG
- Conducting the respective (preliminary) safety investigations
- Construction and operation of the repository after site selection
The Asse II mine
- The retrieval of waste from the Asse II mine
- Emergency precautions in case of a possible flooding
The Konrad repository
- Construction of the repository
- Operation of the repository, including product control of the delivered waste
The Morsleben repository
- Keeping the mine open and the safe operation of the repository (without emplacement)
- Planning and subsequent implementation of decommissioning
The Gorleben mine
- Backfilling and subsequent closure