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  ...

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  ...

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  ...

Asse information centre The Asse information centre is located in the immediate vicinity of the Asse II mine. As well as housing an exhibition, the centre is also used to hold regular talks and  ...

Main topic: The Konrad repository – a multigenerational project Twenty years ago, the State of Lower Saxony issued a licence for the construction of the Konrad repository. This decision was not  ...

Welcome to the BGE! Welcome to the homepage of the BGE, the federal company for radioactive waste disposal. On our website we publish our latest press releases and inform interested citizens and  ...

Phase I Step 2: Siting regions The aim of Step 2 of Phase I of the site selection procedure is to identify siting regions . These regions are to be explored above ground as part of the search for a  ...

News The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is responsible for the safe and permanent storage of radioactive waste deep underground in Germany. This includes not only the final disposal of low-  ...

Site selection procedure The site selection procedure is based on the Repository Site Selection Act (StandAG), which sent the search for a repository site for high-level radioactive waste in Germany  ...

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  ...