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Preliminary works for 3D-seismic test measurement at Asse have started

Receiving and excitation points of the 3D-seismic test measurement Receiving and excitation points of the 3D-seismic test measurementThe flags mark the receiving (yellow) and excitation points (red) of the 3D-seismic test measurement. The Info Asse can be seen in the background.

After the Regional Mining Authority has approved the performance of the measurements, preparations started for the 3D seismic test measurement between Remlingen and Wittmar. The receiving and excitation points are currently measured by members of the commissioned company and examined by a bomb disposal team. Subsequently the receiving devices (geophones) will be placed and wired. The actual measurements will probably begin on 20 March and will take about two weeks.

The BfS plans the 3D-seismic measurements to gain more detailed knowledge of the structure and condition of the underground in the overburden surrounding the Asse II mine.

The purpose of the test measurement is to demonstrate whether the proven geophysical measuring method is suitable for improving the insufficient geological knowledge in the area of the steep structures of the southern flank of the Asse mine. It also serves to optimise the measurement parameters. Based on the results of the test measurement it will be decided as to whether the main measurement will be carried out.

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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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