Tasks BGE is looking for a site for a repository for high-level radioactive waste that will guarantee the best possible safety for one million years and operates the Konrad and Morsleben final  ...
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  ...
Announcement 25 April 2017 – Transfer of tasks from BfS to BGE As of 25 April 2017, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety transferred tasks in the  ...
Treatment, packaging and storage The handling of radioactive materials is strictly regulated in Germany. Wherever radioactive waste arises, it must be collected, sorted and professionally packaged.  ...
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  ...
Announcement - Asse II minesite 3 November 2017: Update on the fact-finding work On the occasion of the 52nd meeting of the Asse 2 Advisory Group, which was held on 3 November, the BGE presented an  ...
What are the requirements for safe disposal? The disposal of radioactive waste is an extensive process consisting of many individual steps. In this context, the BGE is responsible for searching for,  ...
What is the situation regarding acceptance of the site? By the time the planning approval decision was granted by the State of Lower Saxony, the acceptance on the part of the City of Salzgitter had  ...
What kind of waste is Konrad licensed for? The Konrad repository has been licensed exclusively for radioactive waste with negligible heat generation. These materials are low- and intermediate-level  ...