Altenburger Land: Finally unsuitable location for nuclear waste!

Altenburger Land: Finally unsuitable location for nuclear waste!

Altenburger Land, Deutschland - On January 5, 2025, it was announced that the Altenburger Land is unsuitable as a location for a nuclear warehouse. This result is based on a work report by the Federal Society for Final storage, which was published at the end of 2024. The decision is made against the background that the last three German nuclear power plants (Isar 2, Emsland, Neckarwestheim 2) were taken out in April 2023 after Germany decided to exit nuclear power in 2011.

Highly radioactive waste require a safe repository. The Federal Company for Final storage is responsible for the search for suitable locations, with the aim of finding a deep stamping of highly radioactive waste that offers security for a million years of security. The Altenburger Land belongs to one of the sub -areas that extends from East Thuringia to Bavaria. The selection criteria for nuclear waste ends also include the occurrence of crystalline host rock.

results of the security examinations

The location selection process is currently in step 2 of phase 1. In November 2024, preliminary security examinations were published, which enable a more detailed examination and limitation of the sub -areas. These sub -areas are categorized according to their suitability: unsuitable, not very suitable or well suited. The Altenburger Land was therefore classified as unsuitable, since prognostized host rock, crystalline, does not occur in the necessary expression.

The current work status can be viewed via the Federal Society for Final Loading. Interested citizens can view the processing status by entering their postcode. It should be noted that these workings remain temporary by the end of phase I of the procedure.

The search for a suitable location for highly radioactive waste takes place in deep geological layers and is considered the safest method according to the current state of research. In this context, the Federal Society of Final storage encourages the population to participate in the process, ask questions and submit suggestions. The public plays an important role as a player in the search for location. More information on the procedures and investments can be found on the websites of the Federal Society for Final storage, such as "https://aBg-info.de/aktuelles-aus-der-region/ defores-altenburger-land-fuer-atommuellendlager-ignet/"> Abg-info . Further details on the search for the repository are also available on bge.de

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