Invitations to tender We are searching a repository site for mainly heat-generating radioactive waste. Invitations to tender will be published on our German site: Ausschreibungen (Invitations to  ...

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

Konrad information centre The Konrad information centre is the BGE’s information centre for the Konrad repository. It is centrally and conveniently located in the pedestrian area of  ...

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  ...

Treatment, packaging and storage The handling of radioactive materials is strictly regulated in Germany. Wherever radioactive waste arises, it must be collected, sorted and professionally packaged.  ...

Actors and responsibilities Article 73(1) of the Basic Law gives the federal government exclusive legislative power with respect to the disposal of radioactive substances. The responsibilities for  ...

Research Research and development are important components for the successful implementation of the search for a repository site and the development of repository concepts for heat-generating  ...

History of the search for repositories The search for a repository for radioactive waste, especially heat-generating waste, is not new. The following selected milestones provide an overview of the  ...

Stakeholders and tasks A large number of stakeholders are involved in the search for a repository for high-level radioactive waste. At this point, we would like to introduce the most important  ...