Topography of repository research
The most recent edition of "Insights into the Asse Mine" shows where research in the field of nuclear disposal is carried out in the Brunswick region.
The issue of safe disposal of the radioactive waste resulting from the use of nuclear energy will be one of the central challenges of our society in the decades to come.
Research region of global importance
"Insights Into the Asse Mine No. 22" (September 2013)
Not only the Konrad repository and the Asse II mine are situated in the Brunswick region but cutting-edge research in terms of nuclear disposal is carried out.
In the past decades, various institutions have settled down here. Among them are institutes such as the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS), or Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern für Abfallstoffe (DBE) as well as the Technical University of Clausthal-Zellerfeld. The latter hosts the first faculty in Germany examining salt deposits for their suitability as repository for heat-generating radioactive waste.
Reason enough for the populariser of science, Hubert Mania, to embark on a journey through the region for the "Insights into the Asse Mine".
Interview with Professor Budelmann
In the interview, Professor Budelmann from the Institute for Construction Materials, Concrete Construction and Fire Protection of the University of Brunswick explains the concept of the interim storage of high-level radioactive waste as an alternative to direct disposal, which is favoured currently.
More topics are the current works carried out at the surface and underground.
READ NOW THE CURRENT EDITION (in German only):
Insights into the Asse Mine 22