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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Drilling underground

The exploration of the shaft site also requires carrying out drillings underground. Starting at the mine openings, the rock is examined towards the new shaft from both the 700-m and the 574-m level.

Escape route for miners in an emergency: Before drilling started, mining safety had to be established Escape routeEscape route for miners in an emergency: Before drilling started, mining safety had to be established

The first underground drilling started in January 2015 in a depth of 574 m. This drilling and a second one were successfully completed. A drilling in a depth of 700 metres was completed, too. Currently, another drilling is carried out in a depth of 574 metres, which continues in northern direction. In a depth of 700 metres, further drillings are being prepared. The aim is to examine the geological suitability of the site for the construction of a recovery shaft.

In a workshop taking place in October 2015, experts of different institutions and universities exchanged views about examination results and under which conditions the construction of a shaft can be implemented.

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State of 2016.08.18

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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