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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photogalery Impressions of the opening of the new historical exhibition

The President of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), Wolfram König , and the Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records (BStU), Roland Jahn, inaugurated the new exhibition about the history of the mine in the Info Centre of the BfS at Morsleben. The photo gallery contains pictures of the opening of the historical exhibition on 25 January 2016.

photogalery Impressions of the control area

The radioactive waste in Morsleben repository is located in the so-called control area. There is the possibility of radiation exposure: All persons who remain there are therefore monitored with dosimeters in order to measure the individual radiation exposure. Visitors are not allowed to enter the control area. The photo gallery nevertheless offers an insight into this part of the mine.

photogalery Historic remains of past uses

The Morsleben repository is a former potash and rock salt mine with an eventful history: During World War II the mine served as an underground arms production facility, later is was used for chicken breeding and for the storage of toxic waste. The photo gallery shows remains of past uses of the repository, which can be found above and below ground.

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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