Why was Konrad chosen as the repository site? The original proposal to explore the Konrad site as a repository for radioactive waste stemmed from an initiative of the mining company at the time, with  ...

Changes as part of the licensing procedure Over the course of the construction process of the Konrad repository, the BGE must sometimes deviate from the descriptions and stipulations set out in the  ...

Licensing of the Konrad repository The Konrad repository in Salzgitter was licensed as part of a procedure that took around 20 years to complete. This is the first time that such a comprehensive  ...

Main topic: The Konrad repository – a multigenerational project Twenty years ago, the State of Lower Saxony issued a licence for the construction of the Konrad repository. This decision was not  ...

Planning-scientific weighing criteria If an underground inspection is not sufficient alone, further checks must be carried out above ground. The planning-scientific weighing criteria (planWK) are an  ...

Press Release No. 03/22 - Asse The Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) has awarded the design planning contract for the retrieval of radioactive waste from the 750-metre level of the Asse II  ...

Press Release No. 02/22- BGE With the arrival of the Omicron variant, the coronavirus pandemic is once again on the rise, resulting in a sharp increase in infection rates in many parts of Germany.  ...

Asse The retrieval of radioactive waste from the Asse II mine in the district of Wolfenbüttel is enshrined in the Atomic Energy Act in the form of “Lex Asse”, as is the mine’s immediate  ...

Asse The waste treatment plant and interim storage facility near the Asse II mine have been the subject of controversy for some time. As part of an early public participation process, the  ...

Asse The view of the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) remains unchanged: the “Kuhlager” is the best site for a waste treatment plant, a buffer warehouse and an interim storage facility for  ...