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

Construction status Konrad Shaft 1 The first buildings at Konrad Shaft 1 have now been completed. The largest building is currently under construction, and further buildings are soon to be built or  ...

Background information In the Federal Republic of Germany, large quantities of radioactive waste with negligible heat generation arise particularly from the operation and dismantling of nuclear power  ...

Questions and answers The Konrad mine is the first repository for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste to be licensed in Germany in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act. Project Konrad is a  ...

Main topic: Completion of the Konrad repository Project Konrad is a highly complex and extensive construction project. Nuclear law imposes stringent safety requirements and serves as the benchmark  ...

The company The BGE is mandated by the Federal government to perform tasks in the disposal of radioactive waste. The federally-owned company was founded for this purpose in July 2016. The new company  ...

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  ...

Short information about the Asse II mine The Asse II mine is located in the district of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony. From 1967 to 1978, around 47,000 cubic metres of low- and intermediate-level  ...

Short Information about the Konrad repository The Konrad repository is located in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony. It is the first repository licensed under nuclear law in Germany, with a licence for the  ...