Stability at Morsleben – from mine to repository In deep geological storage, the host rock – that is, the rock that surrounds the radioactive waste – forms the most important barrier for the  ...

Decommissioning of the Morsleben repository The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) wants to decommission the Morsleben repository with the emplaced waste left in place. An application to carry  ...

Unwanted changes: stabilisation measures for decommissioning What is the objective of the planned decommissioning of the Morsleben repository? It is imperative that the emplaced low- and  ...

History of the Konrad repository The Konrad mine is a disused iron-ore mine in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony. The process of obtaining a licence for its use as a repository for low- and intermediate-level  ...

Main topic: 3D seismic survey There’s an old miners’ saying that goes “It’s dark in front of the pick,” but it’s now possible to learn more about the course of geological layers without using a pick.  ...

BGE mission statement BGE staff members come from different backgrounds: geologists, mining technologists, engineers, economists, electronics technicians, communicators and many others. Some work  ...

The work of the mine surveying team: pits, boundaries and geodata The members of the mine surveying team play a vital role in the comprehensive monitoring of stability in the Morsleben repository.  ...

Announcement - Asse II mine 6 December 2017: “Subject: Asse - Status of retrieval planning” - follow-up Following handover of operator responsibility to the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH  ...

Announcement - Asse II mine 01 December 2017: Concept planning for the retrieval of the radioactive waste located on the 725 metre and 750 metre level Since May 2015, the Working Group for Retrieval  ...

Press Release No. 13/17 - Merger of final repository companies completes reorganisation of final nuclear storage. BGE incorporated DBE mbH and Asse-GmbH 22 December 2017 With the merger of the  ...