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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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.

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  • Eigenabfälle im Westfeld (show image)
  • Resthohlraumverfüllung im Südfeld (show image)
  • Versturzstrecke im Südfeld (show image)
  • Versturzstrecke im Südfeld (show image)
  • Bedienstand der Konditionierungsanlage zur Verfestigung flüssiger Abfälle (show image)
  • Konditionierungsanlage zur Verfestigung flüssiger Abfälle (show image)
  • Strecke im Südfeld (show image)
  • Messtechnik im Südfeld (show image)
  • Das Untertage-Messfeld (show image)
  • Das Untertage-Messfeld (show image)
  • PB-250-Container im Untertage-Messfeld (show image)
  • Abgedeckte Abfälle im Ostfeld (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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