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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Probe for the measurement of the gamma local dose rate above the Asse information centre

Radiation protection Local dose rate probe in Asse II mine was relocated

As a result of construction measures on the mine premises, the probe for the measuring of the gamma local dose rate had to be relocated. Its new location is above the Asse information centre. In the mine’s vicinity there are several measuring points. Environmental monitoring will not be impaired by this measure.

more2015.12.01
Chart of the distance between the planned interim storage facility and residential areas

Decommissioning Asse interim storage facility: BfS supplements existing study

For the search for a site for an interim storage facility, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) will supplement the available studies on possible radiological effects. In some details, the Monitoring Group had requested more explanations. In addition to the already available parameter study, the BfS will therefore investigate what effects are to be expected in case of an incident in the operation of the interim storage facility.

more2015.11.30
Vibration vehicles

Asse mine Delays in the start-up of the 3D seismic measurement

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) will probably have to postpone the start of the 3D-seismic measurement planned for spring 2016. After first talks, single property owners have indicated that they would deny access to their plots. However, to be able to explore the underground with the necessary quality, the BfS needs the residents’ support in the region.

more2015.11.26
Front page of the "Insights into the Asse Mine 29": That much is for sure – Focus knowledge and truth

Asse mine Insights into the Asse Mine focus on "knowledge and truth"

Truth depends on the eye of the beholder – there are many beholders in the case of the Asse mine. The Asse mine is a prime example of the huge gap between what is and what one believes to know. In the past years, some of the positions in the debate about the Asse mine have deadlocked. But the facts are on the table: There are measurements, figures and values that can be verified and with the help of which one can get a better idea. This issue is to shed more light on some of the repeated claims concerning the Asse mine.

more2015.11.21
Aerial view of the Asse mine including BfS information centre

Decommissioning BfS explores near-surface rock layers of the Asse mine

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) is going to carry out smaller drillings near the surface in the vicinity of the Asse mine. With the help of the so-called shallow drillings it will be examined, among others, whether the information on the Asse geology available to date is correct. The work will be launched on 16 November 2015 and will probably take until spring 2016.

more2015.11.13

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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