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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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.

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  • Hauptgesenk Schacht Bartensleben (show image)
  • Dammbauwerk zwischen Schacht Bartensleben und Schacht Marie (show image)
  • Richtstrecke nach Schacht Marie mit Abluftlutte der Giftmüllzwischenlagerung (show image)
  • Füllort Schacht Marie (show image)
  • Hauptgesenk Schacht Marie (show image)
  • Alter Arbeitsplatz (show image)
  • Holzausbau einer Strecke beim Gesenk 500 von Schacht Marie (show image)
  • Kammer 39 der ehemaligen Luftwaffenmunitionsanstalt (show image)
  • Alte Bohrmaschine (show image)
  • Ehemaliges Grubenfahrzeug (show image)
  • Hummerscherenlader (show image)
  • Fördermaschine von Schacht Marie (show image)
  • Alte Hühnerschlachtung in Beendorf (show image)
  • Salzhalde in Beendorf (show image)
State of 2016.10.04

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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