Information Information about a repository

Current issue of "Asse Einblicke" ("Insights into the Asse Mine") informs about emergency plans and test phase

With the decision in favour of the option of retrieval the decommissioning of the Asse has entered a new phase. The public need for information and discussion is enormous. In issue 03/10 of "Asse Einblicke" ("Insights into the Asse Mine") the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) therefore reports on the current state of emergency planning and the beginning of the test phase. On a regular basis, BfS provides information about the Asse in the regions of Wolfenbüttel and Braunschweig with the brochure "Asse Einblicke" ("Insights into the Asse Mine").

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Background BfS starts test phase for retrieval of waste

First results by the end of the year

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) wants to start drilling into the first waste-containing chamber in the Asse mine by the end of this year. This will be the first step of the test phase (finding of facts). In a second step, the emplacement chambers will be opened, in a third step, the waste will be recovered for test purposes. This is to help answer essential questions relating to a guarantee of safety when retrieving the radioactive and chemo-toxic wastes. The BfS has published a preliminary schedule already at the beginning of May in the report on fact finding.

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