Press Release Nr. 05/2026 - Asse Towards the end of 2023, the collection rate at the former main collection point on the 658-metre level declined over the course of several weeks, finally dropping to  ...

FAQ about the repository search Why do we need a repository? How long will the repository search take? Is there a way for members of the public to play an active part in the repository search? Who  ...

FAQ about nuclear waste What is the difference between low-, medium-, and high-level radioactive waste? How much nuclear waste is there? And why does nuclear waste need to be placed in a repository?  ...

Press Release Nr. 04/2026 - Asse In 2020, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) presented the retrieval plan – an initial planning concept that outlined how the numerous different steps  ...

Press Release Nr. 03/26 - Asse On 9 March, miners at the Asse II mine took an important step towards stabilising solution collection at the 658-metre level by exposing the solution flow path in  ...

Press release No. 02/26 - Repository search The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) will publish the next work statuses from the representative preliminary safety analyses (rvSU) in autumn 2026,  ...

Press release No. 01/26 - Asse

Press release No. 18/25 - Asse On 19 November 2025, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) used a camera to look into emplacement chamber 8a at the 511-metre level for the first time in several  ...

Press release No. 16/25 - BGE On 3 November 2025, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) is publishing an updated work status regarding the search for a site for a repository for high-level  ...

Press release No. 15/25 - BGE The BGE is currently managing to collect larger quantities of salt water in the vicinity of the former main collection point at the 658-metre level. At present, this  ...