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). This website of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) will therefore no longer be updated and displays the status as on 24 April 2017. You will find current information at the BGE: www.bge.de

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Environmental monitoring

The protection of man and environment against radioactive radiation is a key component of the federal precaution and protection system. For instance, the environment of the Konrad mine has already been monitored with the help of three programs before the future repository will even be taken into operation.

A GDR measuring point is serviced

Monitoring radiation intensity

Based on the Precautionary Radiation Protection Act the Federal Office for Radiation Protection operates a national network for the large-scale determination of natural radiation exposure by continuously measuring the gamma dose rate (GDR). The BfS has installed measuring probes also on the premises of the Konrad repository, already before it has been taken into operation.

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All discharges from the repository are closely monitored. Waste water that has been cleared may be discharged into the Aue receiving water

Monitoring of the repository's environment

Prior to and during the operation of the repository the surrounding area of Konrad is monitored. That way it can be ensured that the emissions and immissions originating from the repository remain within or below the legal limit values.

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A selection of vegetation samples such as mushrooms, oak leaves and grass from the area near Konrad.

Additional program for the environmental monitoring of Konrad

Farmers in the catchment area of the Konrad mine are concerned about the possible radiological contamination of their agricultural products. Therefore, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection has installed additional environmental monitoring equipment for the Konrad mine already before the mine is into operation as a repository.

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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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