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  ...
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  ...
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.  ...
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  ...
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  ...
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  ...
Announcement – Konrad repository 17 November 2017: Invitation to the information meeting “Subject: Konrad – Status of construction” on 28 November 2017 Since 25 April 2017, the Bundesgesellschaft für  ...
Announcement - Asse II mine 6 December 2017: “Subject: Asse - Status of retrieval planning” - follow-up Following handover of operator responsibility to the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH  ...
To find out whether an area in Germany is a sub-area or is not a candidate repository site, please use the postcode or location search (magnifying glass symbol) at the top right of our interactive  ...