Information Sealing structures will stabilise the mine

Emergency planning is to prevent discharge of large amounts of radioactive materials

As a result of current discussions about individual stabilisation measures in the Asse mine in the scope of emergency planning, the BfS explains the necessity of individual backfilling measures to improve stability and safety in the mine.The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has developed an emergency plan for the case of an uncontrollable inflow of water into the Asse II mine. Preventive measures need implementing already now. Measures that will only have to be implemented in an emergency are being prepared and prioritised.

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Information New measuring point in Osterwieck-Lüttgenrode

In line with the wishes of citizens the BfS installed 26 probes around Asse

People living in the vicinity of Asse can check for themselves on the internet where radioactive materials in the environment are registered.The Federal Office for Radiation Protection has now installed a new probe to the south of the Asse repository in Saxony-Anhalt Osterwieck-Lüttgenrode. All probes have been set up as a confidence-building measure upon request of the population. So far, according to the BfS radiation protection experts, no probe has shown noticeable deviations from the normal radiation level.

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