Actors and tasks The Basic Law gives the federal government exclusive legislative power with respect to the disposal of radioactive substances. This stipulation is found in Article 73(1). The  ...
On Wednesday, 18 October 2023, drilling work will commence on the Remlingen 18 exploratory borehole. The area to the east of the Asse II mine is fundamentally suitable as a site for the Asse 5 shaft,  ...
Main topic: 3D seismic survey There’s an old miners’ saying that goes “It’s dark in front of the pick,” but it’s now possible to learn more about the course of geological layers without using a pick.  ...
History of the Asse II mine The Asse II mine is one of three facilities constructed on the Asse mountain range in around 1900 for the purpose of salt extraction, which was discontinued in 1964. The  ...
In the view of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE), the question as to whether the subsoil in the “Kuhlager” is fundamentally suitable for the construction of a waste treatment plant and an  ...
Radioactive waste in the Asse II mine From 1967 to 1978, around 47,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste were emplaced in the mine according to information from the former  ...
From 5 May 2023, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) will continue its exploration programme at the 750-metre level in the Asse II mine. With the new exploratory boreholes in the direction  ...