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  ...
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.  ...
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  ...
International collaboration by the BGE The aims of international collaboration regarding the final disposal of radioactive waste are to learn from one another, to closely monitor the state of the art  ...
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  ...
Asse II mine Located in the district of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, the Asse II mine stores 47,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste deep underground. This is not a safe  ...
Konzept zur Durchführung der repräsentativen vorläufigen Sicherheitsuntersuchungen gemäß Endlagersicherheitsuntersuchungsverordnung Konzept zur Durchführung der repräsentativen vorläufigen  ...
Methodenbeschreibung zur Durchführung der repräsentativen vorläufigen Sicherheitsuntersuchungen gemäß Endlagersicherheitsuntersuchungsverordnung Methodenbeschreibung zur Durchführung der  ...
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  ...
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  ...