What is the situation regarding acceptance of the site? By the time the planning approval decision was granted by the State of Lower Saxony, the acceptance on the part of the City of Salzgitter had  ...

When will Konrad be finished? A report by an expert body in 2017 points to the first half of 2027 as the completion date, taking account of the uncertainties that can be assessed. In particular,  ...

What are the requirements for safe disposal? The disposal of radioactive waste is an extensive process consisting of many individual steps. In this context, the BGE is responsible for searching for,  ...

Tasks 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 final  ...

What kind of waste is Konrad licensed for? The Konrad repository has been licensed exclusively for radioactive waste with negligible heat generation. These materials are low- and intermediate-level  ...

Why was Konrad chosen as the repository site? The original proposal to explore the Konrad site as a repository for radioactive waste stemmed from an initiative of the mining company at the time, with  ...

Changes as part of the licensing procedure Over the course of the construction process of the Konrad repository, the BGE must sometimes deviate from the descriptions and stipulations set out in the  ...

Licensing of the Konrad repository The Konrad repository in Salzgitter was licensed as part of a procedure that took around 20 years to complete. This is the first time that such a comprehensive  ...

Planning-scientific weighing criteria If an underground inspection is not sufficient alone, further checks must be carried out above ground. The planning-scientific weighing criteria (planWK) are an  ...

Press Release No. 03/22 - Asse The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) has awarded the design planning contract for the retrieval of radioactive waste from the 750-metre level of the Asse II  ...