Press releases

Prepared drilling sites on the Asse withing a forest area

No. 3/20 - Exploratory drilling to start in October 2020

Work has begun on exploratory drilling at Asse. Drilling sites are prepared so that the drilling rig can be set up safely.

Blick von der Ferne auf den Förderturm und das Gelände von Konrad 1

No. 2/20 - Contract awarded for headframe on Konrad 2

The Konrad repository is getting a new look. Erection of the second headframe is scheduled to start in 2023 and be completed in 2026.

No. 1/20 - BGE is growing in Peine – parts of the company move to the Sparkasse

At the beginning of February, some of the staff of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) will move into office space at the Sparkasse bank on Celler Straße in Peine.

No. 13/19 - The BGE presents the current status at the A2B

Focus on retrieval mine and mining technology.

The graphic shows a schematic drilling course and the derived area that would be excluded at the surface.

No. 12/19 - This is how the BGE wants to apply the exclusion criteria

The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) puts its application methodologies for the exclusion criteria in the site selection procedure up for debate. Comments are possible in the new “Forum” of the BGE.

No. 11/19 - Further exploratory drilling started

Deflected boreholes from Remlingen 15 planned. These are to be used to explore the salt dome in deeper areas.

Measuring area of the 3D seismic survey on the Asse

No. 10/19 - Start of the 3D seismic survey

What does it look like under the Asse mountain range? In order enable the BGE to precisely plan the retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse II mine, it has planned a large 3D seismic measurement campaign for this autumn.

Gebäudeansicht der Info Konrad in Salzgitter

No. 8/19 – Reception at Info Konrad

The new BGE Management Board would like to meet the citizens of the siting regions on an annual basis and talk with them in a relaxed atmosphere. You are cordially invited to the annual reception at Info Konrad on 8 July.

Blick in die historische Ausstellung der Infostelle Morsleben

No. 7/19 - Reception at Info Morsleben

No. 6/19 - Dr Christoph Löwer heads the Berlin office of the BGE

Dr Christoph Löwer has headed the Liaison Office of the BGE since 1 June 2019. He takes over the long-vacant position from Dr Judith Horrichs, who has moved to the Federal Environment Ministry.