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  ...

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  ...

Morsleben repository At the Morsleben repository, there are almost 37,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste stored at a depth of some 480 metres. Morsleben is the first  ...

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  ...

Compliance The BGE is unreservedly committed to compliance with the law. Indeed, acting in accordance with the law is a matter of course for the BGE – not only as a federal company. The Management  ...

Actors and tasks in relation to the Morsleben repository Article 73(1) of the Basic Law gives the federal government exclusive legislative power with respect to the disposal of radioactive  ...

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  ...

Radioactive waste in the Morsleben repository During emplacement operations, almost 37,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste were placed in final disposal. Around 60% of  ...

History of the Morsleben repository The Morsleben repository had a turbulent history prior to becoming the GDR’s central repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste in 1971. On  ...

Actors and tasks in relation to the Konrad repository Article 73(1) of the Basic Law gives the federal government exclusive legislative power with respect to the disposal of radioactive substances.  ...