Press release No. 07/23 - Konrad Repository – Completion of Konrad repository delayed
Presse Release – The Konrad repository is on the home straight, but there are still a number of hurdles to overcome. read more
Press releases No. 05 and 06/23 - Repository Search – “GeoMetEr” research project: BGE designates second research region
Presse Release – Plans for 2D seismic survey and measurements from the air. read more
Press Release No. 04/23 – Asse – New exploratory borehole in the Asse mine
Presse Release – Emplacement chamber 12 to be investigated from May onwards read more
Press Release No. 03/23 – Asse – BGE publishes geotechnical report for the Asse mine
Presse Release – The Kuhlager site is fundamentally suitable read more
Press Release No. 02/23 – Asse – BGE presents a report on the development of a concept for characterising waste from the Asse mine
Presse Release – The BGE is publishing the final report on the “Development of a concept for characterising the radioactive waste to be retrieved from the Asse II mine”. read more
Press Release No. 01/23 - Repository Search – “GeoMetEr” research project begins
Presse Release – The research project is being launched in mid-March 2023 in collaboration with a project group led by the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology. read more
Standortauswahl – Press release No. 13/22: BGE hopes to submit report on siting regions in 2027 at the latest
Presse Release – In Step 2 of Phase I of the search for a repository for high-level radioactive waste in Germany, the task of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is to reduce 90 sub-areas to a small number of siting regions for surface exploration read more
Asse – Press Release No. 12/22 – BGE applies for temporary closure of district road
Presse Release – The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is requesting the temporary closure of the district road K 513 between Remlingen and Groß Vahlberg for the retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse mine. read more
Asse – Press Release No. 11/22 – Have your say on the construction of the waste treatment plant and interim storage facility for Asse retrieval
Presse Release – As part of an early public participation process, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) now wants to enter into dialogue with the general public read more
Asse – Press Release No. 10/22 – BGE explains site proposal for Asse interim storage facility
Presse Release – In a statement of opinion regarding the “enlightenment report”, the BGE discusses points of criticism from the report and sets out its position regarding the Asse-2 monitoring process. read more
Endlager Konrad – Press release 9/22 - Konrad repository – open day on 27 August 2022
Presse Release – The BGE is offering a look behind the scenes at the future repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste, complete with information stands and a multimedia supporting programme. read more
Endlager Konrad – Press release 8/22 - BGE awards contract to build reloading hall for radioactive waste
Presse Release – The largest single contract awarded by the BGE gives the green light for construction of one of the most important surface buildings of the Konrad repository. read more
Asse – Press Release - Licence granted for inspection of an emplacement chamber
Presse Release – Joint press release from the Lower Saxony Ministry for Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection and the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH. read more
Asse – Regional planning procedure for retrieval of radioactive waste from Asse II mine gets underway
Presse Release – In a joint press conference, the Office for Regional Development and the BGE informed about the application for the regional planning procedure for the retrieval of the radioactive waste from the Asse II mine. read more
Asse – Press Release No. 7/22 – BGE acquires plots for planned waste treatment plant and interim storage facility
Presse Release – In recent weeks, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE) has acquired the remaining plots north of the Asse II mine following intensive negotiations. read more
Asse – Press Release No. 6/22 – BGE applies for regional planning procedure Asse retrieval
Presse Release – Regional Planning Announcement published. read more
Endlagersuche – Press Release No. 5/22 –The BGE presents its concept for the narrowing down of sub-areas
Presse Release – Initial safety assessments for potential nuclear waste repositories – BGE puts forward proposed methodology for discussion. read more
Endlagersuche – Press Release No. 4/22 – BGE publishes the sixth update to the data report on data relating to exclusion criteria decisions
Presse Release – Close collaboration between the geological services of the federal states and the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) leads to greater transparency in the process of selecting a site for a repository for high-level radioactive waste. read more
Press Release No. 03/22 - Asse – BGE awards design planning contract for retrieval of radioactive waste from 750-metre level
Presse Release – The Federal Agency for Disposal (BGE) has awarded the draft plan for the retrieval of the radioactive waste from the 750-meter level of the Asse II mine: The bidding consortium "EPL RH 750-m" receives the order. read more
Press Release No. 02/22- BGE – Vaccinate, test, inform: how the BGE is protecting its staff during the coronavirus pandemic
Presse Release – The corona pandemic has really picked up speed again with the Omikron variant. To protect its employees, the BGE has taken measures in numerous places to prevent the virus from spreading. read more
Asse – Press release No. 1 / 22 - Plans approved for waste treatment plant and interim storage facility at the Asse mine
Presse Release – The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) has taken another step towards the retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse II mine. On 20 December 2021, it contracted out the draft and licensing planning for the waste treatment plant and interim storage facility. read more
Gorleben – Press release: Gorleben mine to be closed
Presse Release – With the interim report of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE) on 28 September 2020, the Gorleben salt dome was eliminated from the repository search for geological reasons. Since then, the BGE and the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) have been investigating how to proceed with the Gorleben mine in Lower Saxony. The BMU has now decided to commission the BGE with the decommissioning of the mine. read more
Endlagersuche – Press Release No. 10/21 – BGE site selection relies on Open Source
Presse Release – For safety analyses of a future repository for high-level radioactive nuclear waste, the BGE is developing numerical models with freely accessible software – and invites the public to join in. read more
Endlager Konrad – Press release 4/21 - Important milestone at the Konrad repository
Presse Release – During the construction of the Konrad repository in Salzgitter, miners from the BGE created the spatial conditions for the construction of the transfer station between the Konrad 2 shaft and the future repository mine. read more
BGE – Press Release No. 3/21 – Digital Future Day at BGE on 22 April 2021
Presse Release – On 22 April 2021, the BGE will offer all interested students the opportunity to learn about apprenticeships online. Registration is possible until 20 April. read more
Endlagersuche – Press release – Have your say in the repository search: the younger generation is needed!
Presse Release – How does the repository search work? How can I get involved? The BASE and BGE invite young people to discuss this and much more. Three events will take place in May. read more
Endlagersuche – Press Release No. 5/21 – Digital event: How the repository search continues
Presse Release – Following the sub-areas interim report, the BGE is working with new methods and tools in order to find the best areas for exploration among the favourable ones. read more
BGE – Press Release No. 6/21 – Beate Kallenbach-Herbert leaves the BGE
Presse Release – The commercial managing director of the BGE moves to Jülich read more
BGE – Press release No. 7/21 – The BGE starts vaccination against COVID-19
Presse Release – Since 9 June 2021, the BGE has been offering its employees vaccinations against COVID-19. Employees who are unable to work from home will receive an offer first. read more
BGE – Press Release No. 8/21 – BGE receives the “Sicher mit System” seal of quality
Presse Release – On 23 June 2021, the BGE and BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH were awarded the “Sicher mit System” (SmS) seal of approval by the German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the raw materials and chemical industry (BG RCI). read more
Endlagersuche – Press Release No. 9/21 – The BGE develops practical methods for the further repository search
Presse Release – In the coming years, 90 sub-areas are to become a small number of siting regions. In order to be able to propose siting regions, the BGE is developing methods for identifying those siting regions that are favourable for final disposal. read more
Asse – BGE buys first plots for Asse retrieval shaft
Presse Release – The Lower Saxony State Forest is assisting the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) by selling a plot of land for the retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse II mine. read more
Asse – Invitation to take part in discussions regarding the retrieval of nuclear waste from the Asse mine
Presse Release – The first licensing procedure for the retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse II mine has begun. The BGE is providing information and discussing the plans as part of an early public participation process. read more
Asse – Press release No. 2/21 - State of the hiking trails
Presse Release – The BGE, the Lower Saxony State Forest, and the collective municipality of Elm-Asse discuss the state of the hiking trails following the 3D seismic survey. read more
Asse – No. 1/21 - Two new boreholes started at Asse
Presse Release – From February onwards, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is expanding its exploratory work east of the Asse II mine. The two new boreholes will represent an important step towards the retrieval of radioactive waste, which is expected to begin in 2033. read more
Endlagersuche – No. 06/20 - 90 sub-areas throughout Germany
Presse Release – Three years after the start of the site selection process for a repository for high-level radioactive waste, the BGE presents the sub-areas interim report. read more
603-bge-technology – No. 5/20 - World-class engineering services “made in Peine”
Presse Release – The BGE subsidiary BGE Technology GmbH turns 20. read more
Asse – No. 4/20 - “Reichelt swamps” at a depth of 750 metres are backfilled
Presse Release – Progress in the Asse emergency planning: the BGE has started to backfill the “Reichelt swamps” of the Asse II mine in Remlingen. read more
Asse – No. 3/20 - Exploratory drilling to start in October 2020
Presse Release – Work has begun on exploratory drilling at Asse. Drilling sites are prepared so that the drilling rig can be set up safely. read more
Endlager Konrad – No. 2/20 - Contract awarded for headframe on Konrad 2
Presse Release – The Konrad repository is getting a new look. Erection of the second headframe is scheduled to start in 2023 and be completed in 2026. read more
BGE – No. 1/20 - BGE is growing in Peine – parts of the company move to the Sparkasse
Presse Release – At the beginning of February, some of the staff of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) will move into office space at the Sparkasse bank on Celler Straße in Peine. read more
Asse – No. 13/19 - The BGE presents the current status at the A2B
Presse Release – Focus on retrieval mine and mining technology. read more
Endlagersuche – No. 12/19 - This is how the BGE wants to apply the exclusion criteria
Presse Release – The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) puts its application methodologies for the exclusion criteria in the site selection procedure up for debate. Comments are possible in the new “Forum” of the BGE. read more
Asse – No. 11/19 - Further exploratory drilling started
Presse Release – Deflected boreholes from Remlingen 15 planned. These are to be used to explore the salt dome in deeper areas. read more
Asse – No. 10/19 - Start of the 3D seismic survey
Presse Release – What does it look like under the Asse mountain range? In order enable the BGE to precisely plan the retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse II mine, it has planned a large 3D seismic measurement campaign for this autumn. read more
Endlager Konrad – No. 8/19 – Reception at Info Konrad
Presse Release – The new BGE Management Board would like to meet the citizens of the siting regions on an annual basis and talk with them in a relaxed atmosphere. You are cordially invited to the annual reception at Info Konrad on 8 July. read more
Endlager Morsleben – No. 7/19 - Reception at Info Morsleben
Presse Release – The new BGE Management Board would like to meet the citizens of the siting regions on an annual basis and talk with them in a relaxed atmosphere. You are cordially invited to the annual reception at Info Morsleben on 25 June. read more
BGE – No. 6/19 - Dr Christoph Löwer heads the Berlin office of the BGE
Presse Release – Dr Christoph Löwer has headed the Liaison Office of the BGE since 1 June 2019. He takes over the long-vacant position from Dr Judith Horrichs, who has moved to the Federal Environment Ministry. read more
BGE – No. 5/19 – 7,842 visitors to the BGE Information Centres and mines
Presse Release – The offer of information of the BGE on its specific projects is well received. The BGE Information Centres recorded 7,842 visitors last year. read more
Asse – No. 4/19 - Reception at Info Asse
Presse Release – The new BGE Management Board would like to meet the citizens of the siting regions on an annual basis and talk with them in a relaxed atmosphere. You are cordially invited to the annual reception at Info Asse on 2 May. read more
574-site-search – No. 3/19 - Wall around the Gorleben mine site to be demolished
Presse Release – The wall built around the Gorleben mine site will be demolished. A section of the wall will remain as a place of remembrance. read more
Endlagersuche – No. 2/19 - What is important for the repository search
Presse Release – The BGE discussed the need for research for the repository site selection with about 100 scientists. read more
Endlagersuche – No. 1/19 – Repository Site Selection Act is fit for practice
Presse Release – BGE at public hearing in the environmental committee of the German federal parliament read more
Endlagersuche – No. 13/18 – Insights into the repository site selection
Presse Release – Nationwide magazine and new website www.einblicke.de goes online. read more
Asse – No. 12/18 – 3D seismic measurements in the vicinity of the Asse II mine
Presse Release – In the coming year, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) plans to carry out 3D seismic measurements in the vicinity of the Asse II mine. The measuring area will be 37.5 square kilometres. read more
BGE – No. 11/18 – New supervisory board of the BGE appointed
Presse Release – The composition of the new supervisory board of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) has been determined and was decided yesterday by the cabinet. read more
BGE – No. 10/18 – BGE and BGR sign cooperation agreement
Presse Release – The Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) supports the BGE in the area of the repository site selection as well as in the Asse, Konrad, and Morsleben projects. read more
Asse – No. 09/18 – Lower Saxony State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology approves discharge of Asse water into mine
Presse Release – The BGE undertakes to comply with the limit values of the Drinking Water Ordinance. read more
BGE – No.08/18 – The BGE signs partnership agreement with French waste management agency Andra
Presse Release – The partnership agreement signed between the BGE and the Agence nationale pour la gestion des séchets radioactifs (Andra) on Thursday 28 June 2018 aims to promote the exchange of information between the two companies. read more
BGE – No. 07/18 – DBE TECHNOLOGY becomes BGE TECHNOLOGY
Presse Release – On 21 June 2018, DBE TECHNOLOGY GmbH became BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH by the entry in the commercial register of the district court of Hildesheim. read more
BGE – No. 06/18 – New managing director of DBE TECHNOLOGY announced
Presse Release – On Monday, 11 June 2018, the shareholders’ meeting of DBE TECHNOLOGY (DBE TEC) appointed Dr Thilo von Berlepsch as the new Managing Director of DBE TEC alongside Dr Jürgen Krone. read more
Endlager Morsleben – No. 05/18 – Thematic weeks “From salt mining to a repository for radioactive waste”
Presse Release – From 5 to 24 June 2018, the Morsleben Information Centre will be offering a wide range of activities above and below ground with special thematic focuses as part of the “Salty Tour”. read more
Endlagersuche – No. 04/18 – BGE expert workshop on the site selection procedure (updated)
Presse Release – On 16 and 17 April 2018, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) held the second expert workshop with participants from the geological services and state mining offices of the 16 federal states. The workshop dealt with the geodata of the federal states required for the application of the minimum requirements. read more
Asse – No. 03/18 – BGE substantiates plans for early retrieval from the Asse. Rough concept is available
Presse Release – The plans for an early retrieval of radioactive waste from emplacement chamber 7 at the 725-metre level of the Asse II mine have been substantiated. read more
Asse – No. 02/18 – Drinking water limit value is decisive for the BGE
Presse Release – The BGE adjusts its application for the discharge of water from the Asse mine into the Bergmannssegen Hugo mine near Sehnde to the strict drinking water limit values. read more
Endlager Konrad – No. 01/18 – Completion of the Konrad repository delayed
Presse Release – Based on an external expert report, the BGE expects delays in the construction of the Konrad repository. Accordingly, completion is expected in the first half of 2027. read more