Product control Radioactive waste must be packaged in approved containers for final disposal. In addition, the filled containers must be checked and monitored. All production and inspection protocols  ...
Current inventory Intermediate storage facilities and facilities commissioned by the state collection points currently hold over 130,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste. The volume of radioactive  ...
Unwanted changes: stabilisation measures for decommissioning What is the objective of the planned decommissioning of the Morsleben repository? It is imperative that the emplaced low- and  ...
Types of waste and how they are generated Radioactive materials are distinguished between low-, intermediate-, and high-level radioactivity. Other factors such as the half-life for decay or 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.  ...
The work of the mine surveying team: pits, boundaries and geodata The members of the mine surveying team play a vital role in the comprehensive monitoring of stability in the Morsleben repository.  ...
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  ...
The Gorleben mine The Gorleben salt dome is located in the municipality of Gorleben in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district of north-east Lower Saxony. East of the River Elbe, the dome continues as the  ...
Tasks BGE is looking for a site for a repository for high-level radioactive waste that will guarantee the best possible safety for one million years and operates the Konrad and Morsleben final  ...
Supervisory board The members of the Supervisory Board of the BGE were appointed by Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze for a four-year term in office. The current 14 members advise and  ...