Film shots in Konrad

Film sequences are to communicate a first impression of the iron ore mine’s conversion into a repository.

The filmteam documents the construction measures above ground

What is actually done when a mine is converted into a repository for low-level and intermediate-level radioactive waste? Many visitors are asking this when talking about Konrad. And what work was carried out underground? Though it is true that the construction measures above ground and in the Konrad mine have been documented in a construction documentation, many people still have no real clue about the underground world. How much effort and time it costs to construct a repository, remains hidden from view, as the major part of the works is carried out in the mine, and, for safety reasons, these points can frequently not be shown to visitors.

Film shots in a depth of 850 metres

Therefore a lot of things are currently filmed in Konrad. The team of a film and production agency from Hanover documents the construction measures above ground and underground audio-visually. Previously concreting works in the shaft hall and the refurbishment of shaft 2 have been filmed. The latter is particularly complex as the works in the shaft are carried out from a mobile working level. When this was filmed the working level was 850 m deep in the shaft.

Media centre

Furthermore, the development of new emplacement galleries, the transport of the broken rock and the backfilling of the deepest level in the mine were filmed in December. All film sequences will then be accessible in a media centre on the home page.