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Christian Kühn takes over as the new president of BASE

Christian Kühn has taken office as BASE president on 15 February 2024. He succeeds the previous BASE president, Wolfram König, who retired on 31 January 2024. Kühn was previously Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV).

Inaugural speech by Christian Kühn, the new President of the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (refer to: New BASE President Christian Kühn in office)

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"suche:x" - BASE exhibition at Berlin Central Station

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