On behalf of the federal government, the BGE is responsible for the permanent storage of radioactive waste deep underground. Find out more about its structure, organization, tasks and projects here.

Supervisory Board

BGE mission statement

International collaboration

Here you can find all of the BGE’s press releases regarding its projects.

Announcements and press releases

Radioactive waste

Radioactive waste

In Germany, radioactive waste is to be stored in repositories deep below the earth’s surface. These pages set out where radioactive waste arises, as well as what quantities and types exist.

Background information

Current inventory

Product control

Repository search

The selection of a repository site for high-level radioactive waste in Germany is being carried out as a science-based, transparent and learning process. There are three eligible types of host rock.

Representative preliminary safety analyses

Planning-scientific weighing criteria

Sub-areas interim report

Deep underground, the Asse II mine stores 47,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. This is not a safe place for the waste to be. It should be retrieved, and the mine should then be decommissioned in accordance with the BGE’s legal mandate. Here, we provide an overview.

Short information

History of the Asse II mine

Radioactive waste in the Asse II mine

Asse II mine info centre and public tours

Main topic: 3D seismic survey

Main topic: Salt water in the Asse mine

At the Konrad mine in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, work is currently underway on building Germany’s first repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste to be licensed under nuclear law.

Short information

History of the Konrad repository

Radioactive waste for the Konrad repository

Licensing of the Konrad repository

Actors and tasks

Info centre and tours

Main topic: Evaluation of the safety requirements for the Konrad repository

Main topic: The Konrad repository – a multigenerational project

The Morsleben repository is the first German repository that is to be decommissioned in accordance with nuclear law and with the low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste left in place.

Short information

History of the Morsleben repository

Radioactive waste in the Morsleben repository

Decommissioning of the Morsleben repository

Actors and tasks

Info Morsleben and public tours

The Gorleben mine

The BGE has been mandated to close the Gorleben mine. This page provides information on the Gorleben project.

Main topics in relation to the Konrad repository

The main topics deal with individual aspects of the Konrad repository in greater detail.

Konrad repository on the home straight

Construction of the Konrad repository has reached an advanced stage. Preparing the Konrad 2 emplacement shaft is a vital step towards the site’s completion. In a reassessment of outstanding building work, the BGE has reached the conclusion that, as of summer 2023, work on Shaft 2 is running about two years behind schedule.

Förderturm der Schachtanlage Konrad 1 eingerüstet mit Baugerüsten und Planen

The Konrad repository – a multigenerational project

Twenty years ago, the State of Lower Saxony issued a licence for the construction of the Konrad repository. This decision was not without controversy and triggered some objections in the region. However, the licence could only be issued because the applicant had demonstrated that safety was assured not only during but also after the facility’s operation. But what does the planning approval decision – that is, the license for the Konrad repository – regulate and why is the Konrad repository so important?

Employees look at the planning documents for the underground transfer station

Evaluation of the safety requirements for the Konrad repository (ÜsiKo)

As a responsible operator, the BGE is voluntarily conducting an evaluation of the safety requirements for the Konrad repository according to the state of the art of science and technology (ÜsiKo). Here, it presents the results.