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  ...

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  ...

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  ...

Asse II mine Located in the district of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, the Asse II mine stores 47,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste deep underground. This is not a safe  ...

Main topics in relation to the Konrad repository The main topics deal with individual aspects of the Konrad repository in greater detail. Konrad repository on the home straight Construction of the  ...

Key findings of Phase 1 of the evaluation The contractors compared the state of the art of science and technology in 2002 – when the planning approval (PDF, 2,41 MB, German only) (PDF, 2,41MB) was  ...

Main topic: Konrad on the home straight As work progresses on the Konrad repository, a key building block of the National Waste Management Programme for radioactive waste is becoming a reality. The  ...

BGE – the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is a Federally-owned company that is responsible, on behalf of the Federal government, for the  ...

Main topic: stability The mine cavities of the Morsleben repository are stable. This stability is of vital importance for the safety of staff working underground and ensures not only the immediate  ...

Short Information about the Konrad repository The Konrad repository is located in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony. It is the first repository licensed under nuclear law in Germany, with a licence for the  ...