Press office

To receive our press releases by email, please send your contact information to presse(at)bge.de. We will also inform you about press conferences and our events.

Monika Hotopp - Spokesperson

Press office
Eschenstraße 55
31224 Peine

E-Mail: monika.hotopp(at)bge.de 

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Sven Petersen - Spokesperson

Press office
Eschenstraße 55
31224 Peine

E-Mail: sven.petersen(at)bge.de

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Dagmar Dehmer – Manager of Corporate Communication

Berlin Office
Kurfürstendamm 170
10707 Berlin 

E-Mail: dagmar.dehmer(at)bge.de 

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Press releases

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BGE - 15.04.2021

Press Release No. 8/21 – BGE receives the “Sicher mit System” seal of quality

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).

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Endlagersuche - 15.04.2021

Press Release No. 9/21 – The BGE develops practical methods for the further repository search

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.

The winding tower of the Asse II mine
Asse - 01.04.2021

BGE buys first plots for Asse retrieval shaft

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.

Outside view of the Asse II mine
Asse - 26.02.2021

Invitation to take part in discussions regarding the retrieval of nuclear waste from the Asse mine

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.

Measuring area for the 3D seismic survey on the Asse hills
Asse - 05.02.2021

Press release No. 2/21 - State of the hiking trails

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.