Existing repositories
Repositories are storage facilities for the safe, permanent and maintenance-free storage of radioactive waste. In Germany, a distinction is made between heat-generating radioactive waste and waste with negligible heat generation. The following section deals with repositories and repository projects for ‘low- and intermediate- level radioactive waste’.
Because of the hazards involved, must be disposed of in a safe manner. The operation, supervision and licensing of repositories, as well as the search for a site, are the responsibility of the state.
The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) is the nuclear regulatory authority for existing and projects. BASE also regulates and supervises the search for a site for a high-level waste repository.
Overview of the final storage projects
BGE: operator of the repository projects
In April 2017, the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal (BGE) took over the operational tasks for the Konrad , the Morsleben repository, the Asse II mine and the Gorleben mine from the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS).
On behalf of the Federal Government, BGE is responsible for the final of in deep underground repositories. The head office of the Federal Company for Radioactive Waste Disposal is located in Peine, Lower Saxony.
More detailed information can be found on the BGE website.