On behalf of the federal government, the BGE is responsible for the permanent storage of radioactive waste deep underground. Find out more about its structure, organization, tasks and projects here.

International collaboration

Here you can find all of the BGE’s press releases regarding its projects.

Announcements and press releases

Radioactive waste

Radioactive waste

In Germany, radioactive waste is to be stored in repositories deep below the earth’s surface. These pages set out where radioactive waste arises, as well as what quantities and types exist.

Background information

Product control

Repository search

The selection of a repository site for high-level radioactive waste in Germany is being carried out as a science-based, transparent and learning process. There are three eligible types of host rock.

Sub-areas interim report

Deep underground, the Asse II mine stores 47,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. This is not a safe place for the waste to be. It must be retrieved, and the mine must then be decommissioned in accordance with the BGE’s legal mandate. Here, we provide an overview.

Short information

Asse II mine info centre and public tours

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

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Info centre and tours

The Morsleben repository is the first German repository that is to be decommissioned in accordance with nuclear law and with the low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste left in place.

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Info Morsleben and public tours

Main topic: Stability

The Gorleben mine

The BGE has been mandated to close the Gorleben mine. This page provides information on the Gorleben project.

Blog post by Ursula Heinen-Esser

25 August 2017: BGE Chairwoman Ursula Heinen-Esser congratulates AG Schacht Konrad on their 30th anniversary.

On Saturday, 26 August 2017 the AG Schacht Konrad will celebrate its 30th anniversary. My sincere congratulations on this special occasion. The BGE will take over the Konrad repository, as you certainly know, and will be responsible for construction and operation. We sincerely appreciate a critical public opinion. I would be happy to enter into a dialogue with you on this occasion. So I would like to invite you to the Konrad info centre in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt next week, on Tuesday, 29 August 2017.

Vorsitzende der Geschäftsführung - Ursula Heinen-Esser

Vorsitzende der Geschäftsführung - Ursula Heinen-Esser

Chairwoman of the Board - Ursula Heinen-Esser
© Anke Jacob

Related Links

Press release no. 09/17 - 24 August 2017: The BGE management board presents itself. Public event on 29 August at the “Info Konrad”
Overview of all BGE blog posts