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Research EGU Annual Conference: BASE Leads Interdisciplinary Session on Deep Geological Repositories

The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) will lead the session "Deep Geological Repositories: Characterization of Barrier Materials, Integrity Assessment, and Regulatory Insights" at the EGU 2025.

A graphic with many rectangles and a centered perspective. Source: BASE

Beteiligung BASE presents participation concept

Am 10. Oktober 2024 hat das BASE das Beteiligungskonzept „Auf dem Weg in die Regionalkonferenzen“ öffentlich vorgestellt. Es legt dar, wie das Amt in den kommenden drei Jahren die Voraussetzungen für die Beteiligung am Suchverfahren nach einem sicheren Endlagerstandort in Deutschland ausgestalten will.

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Beteiligung Current research findings on the search for a repository

According to a representative survey conducted by the aproxima research institute, the public believes that the safety of the future repository site should have top priority in the search process. We have summarized for you what the current wave of surveys revealed in this report.

Fuel element interim storage facility Philippsburg Source: Christopher Mick

Storage/Transports Return transport of high-level radioactive waste from reprocessing in France to Philippsburg approved

A transport licence has been granted for the remaining high-level radioactive waste from the reprocessing of fuel elements from German nuclear power plants, which is to be returned from France. Following an audit by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, the transport company Orano NCS GmbH has demonstrated that it meets all the necessary safety requirements.

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