History of the search for repositories The search for a repository for radioactive waste, especially heat-generating waste, is not new. The following selected milestones provide an overview of the  ...

Information centres and underground tours The BGE information centres provide information in situ about the retrieval of the radioactive waste from the Asse II mine, the construction of the Konrad  ...

Our training courses At the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE), you are the focus of attention. That is why we offer you much more than just excellent professional training. Various sports  ...

Our challenges, your opportunities Whether the retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse, the decommissioning of the Morsleben repository, the construction of the Konrad repository, or the search  ...

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  ...

BGE – the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is a Federally-owned company that is responsible, on behalf of the Federal government, for the  ...

Our sites The headquarters of the BGE is in Peine. There are other locations in Salzgitter and Berlin (liaison office). Headquarters Peine Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH Eschenstraße 55 31224  ...

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  ...

Konrad repository At the Konrad mine in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, work is underway on the construction of Germany’s first repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste to be licensed  ...