Information Also Available at INFO KONRAD Without Visit to the Mine

Pupils of the Salzgitter Bad High School, their major field of study being politics, paid a visit to the information centre of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection at Chemnitzer Straße 27 in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt. For one and a half hours, the pupils of grade 12 had the opportunity to pose their questions and to discuss the problems associated with radioactive waste disposal with Arthur Junkert, staff member of INFO KONRAD.

Radioactive waste disposed in Konrad is explained to pupils of the Salzgitter Bad High School

The topic “nuclear energy” as part of the semester topic “Energy Policy in Flux” is currently their subject at school and will be dealt with until the end of term reports will be issued. The visit to INFO KONRAD, which included a lecture adapted to the needs of the course, was intended for visualising the subject dealt with and, thus, consolidating recently attained knowledge. After all, the topic is a mandatory examination subject in the central high school diploma. The more engaged was the class.

Today’s visit has still increased the interest in Konrad. Now the pupils want to see where the radioactive waste will be stored. Within the scope of a visit to the mine they will have the opportunity. In some weeks, the pupils of the Salzgitter Bad High School will go up to 1300 metres under the earth’s surface.

Informative meetings at INFO KONRAD can also be carried out without visiting the mine. Should you wish to visit us in a group and be interested in a lecture, please contact us by calling 0049 5341 8673099 or sending an e-mail to info@endlager-konrad.de.