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  ...

Asse The retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse II mine in the district of Wolfenbüttel is enshrined in the Atomic Energy Act in the form of “Lex Asse”, as is the mine’s immediate  ...

Announcement - Asse II mine 11 August 2017: Reportable event no. 002/2017 When investigating an enclosed radiation source with liquid content in early April 2017, a leak was discovered. Two employees  ...

Repository search In Germany, discussions about the “repository search” relate to the process of selecting a repository site for high-level radioactive waste. On this page : Video: Repository search  ...

Representative preliminary safety analyses The representative preliminary safety analyses are the first safety assessments for a repository for high-level radioactive waste in the ongoing site  ...

Research Research and development are important components for the successful implementation of the search for a repository site and the development of repository concepts for heat-generating  ...

Research calls 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  ...

Key findings of the evaluation In its assessment, TÜV Rheinland identified not only existing problems and uncertainties but also opportunities and potential for optimisation. Problems arising from  ...

Press release No. 13/25 - BGE BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH (BGE TEC) is celebrating its 25th birthday. This engineering subsidiary of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) was founded in 2000 under the  ...

Pressemitteilung Nr. 06/25 - BGE Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter has been appointed to the Supervisory Board of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE), and on 24 June 2025, the Supervisory Board  ...