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Asse

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Main topic: 3D seismic survey

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The Konrad repository in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, is intended for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste.

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

Main topic: The Konrad repository – a multigenerational project

Morsleben

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Main topic: Stability

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The Gorleben mine

The Gorleben mine

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08.04.2024 - The temperature of the containers should not exceed 150°C in rock salt or 100°C in the case of claystone and crystalline rock

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 in a repository. The Bundesgesellschaft für ...

09.04.2024 - The amount of salt water collected in the Asse II mine has continued to decrease. The BGE has made an application to the State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology to upgrade the main collection point.

As early as 2023, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) observed irregularities in the collection of non-radioactive salt water volumes entering the facility. It then installed additional pump ...

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