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BfS explores near-surface rock layers of the Asse mine

To gather additional findings about the upper rock layers, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) is going to carry out 40 smaller drillings near the surface in the months to come. Work will start on 16 November and will probably conclude in spring 2016.

Aerial view of the Asse mine including BfS information centre Aerial view of the Asse mine including BfS information centre (2013)Aerial view of the Asse mine including BfS information centre

The drillings will reach a depth of 20 metres and are therefore termed shallow drillings. The exploration work extends over an area from Groß Denkte via Wittmar and the Asse II mine to Klein Vahlberg. They are performed with mobile equipment. Immediately after having taken the samples, the holes will be backfilled and their original state will be restored.

With the help of the drillings it will be examined, among others, whether the geological information available to date is correct. The project is part of the exploration measures carried out by the BfS in the context of the Asse II mine’s decommissioning and the retrieval of the radioactive wastes.

State of 2015.11.13

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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