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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Group of visitors in a depth of 750 m underground

Asse mine As of now, youths from age 16 can visit the mine

The mine is now also open to visits by young persons from age 16 if they have a written declaration of consent of their parents. This enables an improved radiation protection management which was introduced to the Asse mine by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS).

more2015.11.11
Bohranlage zur Erkundung für den geplanten Bergungsschacht

Asse mine Experts debated realisation options for the planned Asse recovery shaft

According to knowledge gained so far and in spite of the existing complex geological conditions, the realisation of the planned recovery shaft is not questioned.

more2015.10.14
Front page of "Insights into the Asse Mine 28": Expensive homeland: What does the Asse mine cost? What is the region worth?

Asse mine Insights into the Asse Mine issue on the topic "money"

In this issue the BfS makes a taboo the subject of discussion – money. Operation and decommissioning of the Asse II mine cost 300,000 euros daily. It cannot be taken for granted that many millions of tax payers' money are made available for a project over many years. Therefore the BfS lays open what the Asse mine costs, what the money is used for and whether the remediation of a relic also provides benefits for the region.

more2015.07.11
Members of staff of the Asse-GmbH check the drilling rig for correct functioning before start of second drilling

Decommissioning Working Group presents possibilities for improvement regarding the recovery of the Asse wastes

Processes relating to unique projects such as the Asse mine extending over longer periods of time are inevitably subject to changes and must be re-evaluated again and again. With the "Lex Asse" becoming effective, Wolfram König, the President of the BfS, therefore gave order to review the processes in the fact-finding process.

more2015.04.28

Asse mine Volume of influent brine again at low level after having increased previously

The volume of brine accumulating in the area of the Reichelt swamps in a depth of 750 metres has strongly decreased again since the beginning of the year. Instead of 500 litres per day, under 100 litres are currently collected.

more2015.02.20

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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