Press release No. 03/24 - Asse As early as 2023, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) observed irregularities in the collection of non-radioactive salt water volumes entering the facility. It  ...

Press release No. 02/24 - Repository Search High-level radioactive waste generates heat due to the high level of radiation energy. There are limits to the level that this heat is permitted to reach  ...

Press release No. 01/24 - BGE On 12 March 2024, Dr Jan-Niclas Gesenhues took over as Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE). The Parliamentary State Secretary  ...

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Press release No. 14/23 - Konrad Repository The applicants now have eight weeks to formulate a response, after which the Environment Minister of Lower Saxony will present the final decision. The  ...

Press release No. 12/23 - Repository Search Although many people consider the subject of nuclear energy closed since the last German nuclear power plants went offline in spring 2023, the opposite is  ...

Press release No. 10/23 - Asse On Wednesday, 18 October 2023, drilling work will commence on the Remlingen 18 exploratory borehole. The area to the east of the Asse II mine is fundamentally suitable  ...

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  ...

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Types of waste and how they are generated Radioactive materials are distinguished between low-, intermediate-, and high-level radioactivity. Other factors such as the half-life for decay or the  ...