Press release No. 07/24 - Repository search Where does the search for a repository in Germany stand? How is the Federal Company for Final Disposal (BGE) finding the site with the best possible safety  ...

Press release No. 08/24 - Repository search Experts discuss the disposal of radioactive waste in clay and clay rocks The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE), in collaboration with the Federal  ...

Pressemitteilung 10/24 - Gorleben At the end of November 2024, the green light was given for the backfilling of the Gorleben mine. Over the next three years, the galleries and shafts are to be  ...

Endlagersuche 90 sub-areas covering 54 percent of Germany’s surface area The BGE has identified 90 sub-areas with a total area of just over 240,000 km2. However, because sub-areas partially overlap,  ...

History of the search for repositories The search for a repository for radioactive waste, especially heat-generating waste, is not new. The following selected milestones provide an overview of the  ...

Information centres and underground tours The BGE information centres provide information in situ about the retrieval of the radioactive waste from the Asse II mine, the construction of the Konrad  ...

Our training courses At the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE), you are the focus of attention. That is why we offer you much more than just excellent professional training. Various sports  ...

Our challenges, your opportunities Whether the retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse, the decommissioning of the Morsleben repository, the construction of the Konrad repository, or the search  ...

Press release No. 04/25 - Konrad The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is still operating on the assumption that emplacement in the Konrad repository will take place in the early 2030s –  ...

Press release No. 03/2025 – repository search