Concerning Morsleben - influent solutions and brines

In practically all mines, various volumes of influent solutions and brines occur. This is also the case at different points in the Morsleben repository for radioactive waste. Influent solutions are groundwater that is saturated with rock salt and flows into the mine workings from outside. Solutions originate from the operation of the mine or were enclosed when the salt rock was generating. In contrast to the solutions from the operation of the mine, the latter are also entirely saturated with rock salt.

Many citizens ask:

• What type of influent solutions and brines do exist?
• Where do they come from?
• What is going to happen to these influent solutions and brines?
• Do they present a risk for today’s safety and the future safety of the repository?

These and other questions were dealt with in the scope of the event series "Concerning Morsleben" on 16 June 2015 at the Morsleben information centre. Project manager Matthias Ranft gave the lecture.

The members of the Morsleben information centre are available for questions or additional information.