Press release No. 12/23 - Repository Search Although many people consider the subject of nuclear energy closed since the last German nuclear power plants went offline in spring 2023, the opposite is  ...

Press release No. 02/24 - Repository Search High-level radioactive waste generates heat due to the high level of radiation energy. There are limits to the level that this heat is permitted to reach  ...

Main topic: Salt water in the Asse mine Water has been seeping into the Asse II mine for decades, resulting in a risk of what is known as “drowning”. Miners use this term to describe a situation in  ...

Press release No. 14/23 - Konrad Repository The applicants now have eight weeks to formulate a response, after which the Environment Minister of Lower Saxony will present the final decision. The  ...

Press release No. 13/23 - Konrad Repository On Tuesday, 12 December 2023, Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) abandoned plans for a Konrad logistics centre. The decision has placed  ...

Morsleben repository At the Morsleben repository, there are almost 37,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste stored at a depth of some 480 metres. Morsleben is the first  ...

Press release No. 03/24 - Asse As early as 2023, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) observed irregularities in the collection of non-radioactive salt water volumes entering the facility. It  ...

Press release No. 01/24 - BGE On 12 March 2024, Dr Jan-Niclas Gesenhues took over as Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE). The Parliamentary State Secretary  ...

Welcome to the BGE! Welcome to the homepage of the BGE, the federal company for radioactive waste disposal. On our website we publish our latest press releases and inform interested citizens and  ...

The Management Board The BGE is represented by three managing directors. Iris Graffunder Iris Graffunder – Chair of the Management Board Iris Graffunder has been Chair of the Management Board of the  ...