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Flag with the IAEA logo Source: picture-alliance/ dpa/dpaweb | epa apa Schlager

nuclear safety BASE in Vienna: IAEA General Conference and World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2024

The 68th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will take place in Vienna from 16 to 20 September. Delegations from all IAEA member states meet at the General Conference to discuss issues of nuclear safety, nuclear security and non-proliferation.

more2024.09.12
Portrait of Sybille Schultz-Hüskes, Vice President of the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management Source: BASE

BASE New BASE Vice President Sybille Schultz-Hüskes in Office

Sybille Schultz-Hüskes assumed her duties today as the new Vice President of the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE). One of the key responsibilities of the 53-year-old lawyer in her capacity as Vice President will be to act as a permanent representative for President Christian Kühn.

more2024.09.02
The coat of arms of the Bavarian Administrative Court on the building in Munich's Maxvorstadt Source: picture alliance / SZ Photo | Florian Peljak

Storage/Transports Gundremmingen interim storage facility - Court reaffirms lawfulness of licence

The Bavarian Administrative Court rejected a complaint filed by five residents against the Gundremmingen interim storage facility. According to the court, the storage of nuclear fuel is safe for the licensed storage period.

more2024.04.12
Cover photo of the brochure: Nuclear phase-out in Germany: Many tasks in nuclear safety remain Source: BASE

nuclear safety One year of nuclear phase-out: many tasks remain for nuclear waste disposal

With the shutdown of the last three remaining nuclear power plants Isar 2, Emsland and Neckarwestheim 2 on April 15, 2023, the commercial use of nuclear energy in Germany ended. An estimated 27,000 cubic meters of highly radioactive waste remains after decades of nuclear energy use. A final storage facility must now be found.

more2024.04.11
The scientific study on alternative reactor concepts in several printed copies on a table Source: BASE

nuclear safety BASE study: Alternative reactor concepts do not solve the repository problem

A new scientific study commissioned by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) indicates that the market launch of alternative reactor concepts (also known as "Generation IV") is currently not on the horizon.

more2024.03.21

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