Press release No. 13/23 - Konrad Repository On Tuesday, 12 December 2023, Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) abandoned plans for a Konrad logistics centre. The decision has placed  ...

Announcement – Konrad repository 23 May 2017: Konrad waste acceptance requirements revision 03 withdrawn The waste acceptance requirements for radioactive waste to be disposed of in the Konrad  ...

Announcement – Konrad repository 4 May 2017: Landmark of Konrad mine scaffolded The listed winding tower, being the symbol of the Konrad mine beyond the city limits of Salzgitter, will be scaffolded  ...

Licensing of the Konrad repository Following the initial idea of using the Konrad mine as a repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste, it was a long time before implementation  ...

Licensing of the Konrad repository The Konrad repository in Salzgitter was licensed as part of a procedure that took around 20 years to complete. This is the first time that such a comprehensive  ...

Press release No. 09/24 - Repository search At the 3rd Forum on the Search for a Final Repository (Forum Endlagersuche) on 22 and 23 November 2024, 247 participants came together in Würzburg to  ...

Main topic: Completion of the Konrad repository Project Konrad is a highly complex and extensive construction project. Nuclear law imposes stringent safety requirements and serves as the benchmark  ...

Main topic: Salt water in the Asse mine Water has been seeping into the Asse II mine for decades, resulting in a risk of what is known as “drowning”. Miners use this term to describe a situation in  ...

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  ...

Main topics in relation to the Asse II mine The main topics deal with individual aspects of the Asse II mine in greater detail. 3D seismic In 2019 and 2020, the BGE conducted 3D seismic measurements  ...