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The coat of arms of the Bavarian Administrative Court on the building in Munich's Maxvorstadt Source: picture alliance / SZ Photo | Florian Peljak

Storage/Transports Gundremmingen interim storage facility - Court reaffirms lawfulness of licence

The Bavarian Administrative Court rejected a complaint filed by five residents against the Gundremmingen interim storage facility. According to the court, the storage of nuclear fuel is safe for the licensed storage period.

 Cover photo of the brochure: Nuclear phase-out in Germany: Many tasks in nuclear safety remain Source: BASE

nuclear safety One year of nuclear phase-out: many tasks remain for nuclear waste disposal

With the shutdown of the last three remaining nuclear power plants Isar 2, Emsland and Neckarwestheim 2 on April 15, 2023, the commercial use of nuclear energy in Germany ended. An estimated 27,000 cubic meters of highly radioactive waste remains after decades of nuclear energy use. A final storage facility must now be found.

The scientific study on alternative reactor concepts in several printed copies on a table Source: BASE

nuclear safety BASE study: Alternative reactor concepts do not solve the repository problem

A new scientific study commissioned by the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) indicates that the market launch of alternative reactor concepts (also known as "Generation IV") is currently not on the horizon.

Christian Kühn, new president of BASE, gives his inaugural speech Source: BASE

BASE New BASE President Christian Kühn in office

Christian Kühn took office today as the new President of the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE). Kühn was welcomed by the 450 BASE employees both at the headquarters in Berlin-Charlottenburg as well as online at the Salzgitter, Cologne and Bonn sites, and gave an initial outlook on his future work.

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