On Wednesday, 18 October 2023, drilling work will commence on the Remlingen 18 exploratory borehole. The area to the east of the Asse II mine is fundamentally suitable as a site for the Asse 5 shaft,  ...
ANNUAL REPORT An nu al Re po rt 2 02 1 1A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 2 1 Dear Readers, The coronavirus pandemic has challenged BGE for another financial year. Fortunately, almost all those affected  ...
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  ...
Although many people consider the subject of nuclear energy closed since the last German nuclear power plants went offline in spring 2023, the opposite is actually the case. The remnants of this era  ...
High-level radioactive waste generates heat due to the high level of radiation energy. There are limits to the level that this heat is permitted to reach in a repository. The Bundesgesellschaft für  ...
The applicants now have eight weeks to formulate a response, after which the Environment Minister of Lower Saxony will present the final decision. The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) has  ...
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 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  ...
As early as 2023, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) observed irregularities in the collection of non-radioactive salt water volumes entering the facility. It then installed additional pump  ...