Repatriation transport of high-level radioactive waste from reprocessing in the UK to the Isar interim storage facility approved Kategorie: Interim storage facilities |Date: 2024.12.20

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

BASE becomes a full member of nestor e.V. Kategorie: Research |Date: 2024.12.12

 How can the long-term archiving of digital content be successful? Questions like these concern the members of nestor e.V., the competence network for digital long-term archiving. From January 2025, BASE will be a full member of the network.

Safety on both sides of the Rhine Kategorie: Participation |Date: 2024.12.11

On December 9, 2024, BASE hosted a public information event in Waldshut about the Swiss final storage project. Around 250 interested people came to the town hall to ask questions about the current status of Switzerland's search for a final repository site

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.