Announcement - Asse II mine 5 September 2017: Robert Habeck visits the Asse II mine “The Asse II mine has become a symbol for Germany’s failed nuclear policy”, said Robert Habeck (Grüne). On 28  ...

Key findings of the evaluation In its assessment, TÜV Rheinland identified not only existing problems and uncertainties but also opportunities and potential for optimisation. Problems arising from  ...

Research Research and development are important components for the successful implementation of the search for a repository site and the development of repository concepts for heat-generating  ...

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  ...

Announcement - Asse II mine 11 August 2017: Reportable event no. 002/2017 When investigating an enclosed radiation source with liquid content in early April 2017, a leak was discovered. Two employees  ...

Asse The retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse II mine in the district of Wolfenbüttel is enshrined in the Atomic Energy Act in the form of “Lex Asse”, as is the mine’s immediate  ...

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  ...

Radioactive waste in the Asse II mine From 1967 to 1978, around 47,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste were emplaced in the mine according to information from the former  ...

Questions and answers regarding the Konrad repository and the evaluation What is the Konrad repository? Since April 2017, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) has been responsible for the  ...

Questions and answers The Konrad mine is the first repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste to be licensed in Germany in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act. Project Konrad is a  ...