From 5 May 2023, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) will continue its exploration programme at the 750-metre level in the Asse II mine. With the new exploratory boreholes in the direction  ...
The “GeoMetEr” research project, which is being carried out by the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) in collaboration with other research partners, has been underway since March 2023. Its aim  ...
Construction work on the Konrad repository has reached an advanced stage, and all new buildings on the Konrad 1 site have now been built. Konrad 1 is the conventional part of the repository, through  ...
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  ...
On Wednesday, 9 August 2023, the Supervisory Board of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE) appointed Iris Graffunder and Marlis Koop as new managing directors from 1 January 2024 onwards.  ...
The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH (BGE) has taken the first key step towards the closure of the Gorleben mine by awarding a contract to backfill the cavities using salt stored at 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  ...
The Forum Endlagersuche is the key forum for discussions regarding the selection of a repository site for high-level radioactive waste. On 17/18 November 2023, the second Forum Endlagersuche will be  ...
On Tuesday, 12 December 2023, Federal Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) abandoned plans for a Konrad logistics centre. The decision has placed even greater focus on decentralised delivery  ...
The Gorleben mine The Gorleben salt dome is located in the municipality of Gorleben in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district of north-east Lower Saxony. East of the River Elbe, the dome continues as the  ...