On 25 April 2017, the operator responsibilities for the Asse II mine as well as the Konrad and Morsleben repositories were transferred to the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH, BGE). This website of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) will therefore no longer be updated and displays the status as on 24 April 2017. You will find current information at the BGE: www.bge.de

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Asse mine Inflow of water in old bore hole not risen further

The inflow of uncontaminated saline water in the Asse mine from an old bore hole in a depth of 658 metres has not risen further. In the middle of November 2012, a maximum outlet of 615 litres per day was measured at this bore hole. Currently the volume fluctuates between 200 and 600 litres per day. The place will continue to be the subject of close scrutiny.

more2012.12.10
BfS Vice-president, Stefanie Nöthel, opened the expert workshop on 20 November 2012

Radiation protection There is no way without emergency preparedness

For as long as the Asse II mine is being operated actively, emergency preparedness (precautions and emergency measures) is required to ensure the protection of man and environment. This is a result of the expert workshop "Radiation Protection and Emergency Preparedness" that was organised by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) on 20 and 21 November 2012 in Wolfenbüttel. 130 Asse experts from all over Germany had a vivid and constructive debate which was also controversial at times. Apart from the Federal Environment Ministry (BMU), the Lower Saxon Environment Ministry (NMU), the Asse-2 Accompanying Group and the Asse-GmbH, planners and experts attended the workshop..

more2012.11.21

Asse mine Increased inflow of water at Asse bore hole

At an Asse bore hole in a depth between 637 and 658 metres, the inflow of uncontaminated saline water increased to about 600 litres per day in the past days. Variations of influent volumes are not unusual in mines and may be caused by movements in the rock. As a result of the increase, the influent water is monitored even more intensely.

more2012.11.19
Front page of "Insights into the Asse Mine 19"

Asse mine New edition of "Insights into the Asse Mine" published

The 19th edition of "Insights into the Asse Mine" presents possible solutions for the handling of the inflowing saline solutions and brines of the Asse mine. There is a graph showing what types of saline solutions exist in the mine, how they can be handled and what problems occur in terms of their disposal. Further topics are the parliamentary Committee of Inquiry dealing with Asse (PUA) whose work concluded at the end of October and the issue of safety for future generations (long-term safety).

more2012.11.17

Radiation protection New measuring stations for radioactivity in Dettum and Groß Vahlberg

In Dettum and Groß Vahlberg the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has set up two new probes which measure the radioactivity in the environment. Thus, the BfS is now operating 29 measuring stations around the Asse mine. As a confidence-building measure, the BfS has set up all probes upon request of the population. None of the measuring stations has so far shown significant deviations from the normal radiation level. Around the Asse mine, each citizen can control at any time where radioactive materials in the environment are registered. Should the radiation exposure increase because of artificial radioactivity in the event of an accident, this would be registered by the measuring probes, which would trigger an alarm.

more2012.11.16

Transfer of operator responsibilities

On 25 April 2017, the operator responsibilities for the Asse II mine as well as the Konrad and Morsleben repositories were transferred to the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH, BGE). Previously, the responsibility for the projects was with the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS). The foundations for the change of operatorship are laid down in the "Act on the Realignment of the Organisational Structures in the Field of Radioactive Waste Disposal", which became effective on 30 July 2016. The BfS focusses on the federal tasks of radiation protection, for example in the field of defence against nuclear hazards, medical research, mobile communication, UV protection or the measuring networks for environmental radioactivity.

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