Information Law governing the Asse mine (Lex Asse) is to speed up retrieval

The latest edition of the “Insights into the Asse Mine” explains the key points of the new law

Strong political support for an important step: The so-called Lex Asse creates legal provisions to speed up the retrieval of the nuclear waste from the Asse II mine. In the new Asse law, retrieval will now also be legally laid down as the decommissioning option to be pursued. The key points of the new law are explained in the 20th edition of the “Insights into the Asse Mine”.

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Information Operator removes radioactively contaminated brine in front of chamber 12

Pumping out of brines enables next step in the retrieval of the waste and in emergency preparedness

Radioactively contaminated brine accumulated over years in front of an emplacement chamber in the Asse mine the handling of which had not been clear is now being removed and processed further. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has initially pumped out altogether around 17 cubic metres of brine in front of chamber 12 on the 750-m level of the Asse mine and has the brine taken to special collecting containers in another part of the mine. The brine is to be further processed to salt concrete in the mine. The removal of the brine enables the next step in the retrieval of the waste from the Asse mine. Besides it makes emergency preparedness easier.

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