ANNUAL REPORT An nu al Re po rt 2 02 1 1A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 1 Dear Readers, The coronavirus pandemic has challenged BGE for another financial year. Fortunately, almost all those affected  ...
Main topic: Konrad on the home straight As work progresses on the Konrad repository, a key building block of the National Waste Management Programme for radioactive waste is becoming a reality. The  ...
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  ...
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  ...
Current inventory Intermediate storage facilities and facilities commissioned by the state collection points currently hold over 130,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste. The volume of radioactive  ...
Treatment, packaging and storage The handling of radioactive materials is strictly regulated in Germany. Wherever radioactive waste arises, it must be collected, sorted and professionally packaged.  ...
Product control Radioactive waste must be packaged in approved containers for final disposal. In addition, the filled containers must be checked and monitored. All production and inspection protocols  ...
Morsleben information centre The Morsleben information centre is located in the immediate vicinity of the Morsleben repository. As well as housing an exhibition, the centre is also used to hold  ...
Main topic: Evaluation of the safety requirements for the Konrad repository The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is responsible for the construction and operation of the Konrad repository for  ...
Main topic: The Konrad repository – a multigenerational project Twenty years ago, the State of Lower Saxony issued a licence for the construction of the Konrad repository. This decision was not  ...