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 The Asse mine at a glance: Latest issue of "Insights into the Asse Mine"

Fact-oriented and sober – that is the claim the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) makes on its public relations work. That also includes providing information on a regular basis about basic issues and current developments. "Across Germany, the Asse mine is viewed as a project evoking associations," writes Wolfram König, President of the BfS, in the editorial of the 27 issue of the Insights into the Asse Mine. But do the associations and images correspond with the reality? What are the aims in the remediation of the project that receives national attention? What is currently happening in the Asse mine? What are the challenges?

more2015.02.20

Decommissioning The Asse mine

An over 100-year-old mine in a condition its age would suggest – that is contrary to a task with rigorous safety requirements demanded by the Atomic Energy Act. On the other hand, however, it is the real and irrevocable foundation of one of the major technical challenges. "The nuclear relic Asse has created facts that do not adapt to the desirable," says Wolfram König, President of the BfS. "All parties involved are encouraged to avoid raising irredeemable expectations in all the operational procedures."

more2015.01.16

Asse mine Exploration drillings launched for Asse recovery shaft in a depth of 574 metres

With an underground drilling in a depth of 574 metres the Asse-GmbH continued the exploration for the planned recovery shaft. The planned shaft is a necessary prerequisite for the retrieval of the Asse wastes.

more2015.01.16

Successful completion of spiral drift remediation in prospect

After nine weeks of construction time, the Asse-GmbH has reached an important goal of the remediation work: In a newly constructed road section in a depth between 750 m and 775 m, the decisive last metres could be completed with a so-called cut-through.

more2014.11.19

Changed capacity of uncontaminated solution in the area of Reichelt swamps – Operation not impaired

At a point on the 750-m level where influent solution is monitored, the capacity has increased from 200 l/d on average to about 500 l/d. The collection point is the so-called Reichelt swamps. The brine is not radioactively contaminated. The collected volume of brine is relatively small and does not impair operation.

more2014.10.21

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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