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BfS takes further precautionary measures against emergencies at the Asse mine

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) takes further precautionary measures to be prepared for any emergencies at the Asse mine. Should suddenly a large amount of groundwater enter the mine (a so-called intrusion exceeding design limits), the BfS has prepared emergency measures.

Pumps and water storage tanks are ready; a warehouse with all necessary equipment is currently set up. Furthermore, cavities are pre-emptively sealed. Such precautionary emergency measures are important to ensure waste retrieval. An emergency would interrupt security-related activities in the mine and could become dangerous for both the staff working there and the environment.

Scenarios that can occur and actions that can be taken against them, are described within the emergency planning.

Further information on emergency planning

State of 2010.03.10

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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