EGU Annual Conference: BASE Leads Interdisciplinary Session on Deep Geological Repositories Kategorie: Research |Date: 2024.11.07

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.

BASE presents participation concept Kategorie: Participation |Date: 2024.10.11

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.

Current research findings on the search for a repository Kategorie: Participation |Date: 2024.10.02

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.

BASE presents participation concept for consultation Kategorie: Participation |Date: 2024.09.26

The concept shows how BASE would like to shape its mission of information and participation in the coming years.

Return transport of high-level radioactive waste from reprocessing in France to Philippsburg approved Kategorie: Interim storage facilities |Date: 2024.09.13

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.

Alternatives to deep geological disposal? Kategorie: Research |Date: 2024.07.09

A majority vote by the German Bundestag has determined the way in which Germany's high-level radioactive waste is to be disposed of. Nevertheless, alternative disposal options are also being discussed in view of this task.

BASE publishes new research report Kategorie: Research |Date: 2024.07.08

Nuclear safety and radioactive waste management are highly complex tasks that raise various questions from different specialist areas. The new BASE research report "scienceBASEd" presents the Federal Office's departmental research.

How can you get involved? Kategorie: Participation |Date: 2024.05.28

BASE is expanding its concept to inform and involv younger generations in the search for a final repository to include measures for the years 2024/2025.

Peaceful use of fissile material: BASE to join ESARDA
Kategorie: Research |Date: 2024.05.17

BASE has joined the professional association ESARDA, where European organisations and associated international partners discuss dual-use issues and solutions for compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

BASE research project ‘Citizen’s Dialogue on Nuclear Energy’ and its significance for today's site selection procedure Kategorie: Participation |Date: 2024.04.29

The BASE research project ‘Citizens’ dialogue on nuclear energy' deals with the corresponding participation scheme offered by the German government from 1974 to 1983, which provided the public with information on the use of nuclear energy and invited them to engage in mutual exchange. The knowledge gained can also be used for the current site selection procedure to find a final repository.