BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH Announces Key Updates in Its 4th Newsletter 2024
Cover picture of the BGE TEC Newsletter 4/2024
Key achievements of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2024
We are pleased to present our 4th newsletter, which highlights our work in 2024 and underscores our commitment to quality in nuclear waste management and geological waste disposal research.
Key highlights of the newsletter:
- Support for BGE in Area Screening: Our ongoing support for BGE in the German site selection procedure, ensuring comprehensive area screening to identify suitable repository sites for high-level radioactive waste
- Accident Analyses for the KONRAD Mine: An investigation into the effects of fire on structural stability during the operating phase of the KONRAD Mine, enhancing our understanding of safety protocols.
- R&D Project BEnKo: Evaluation of the impact of metal corrosion on the integrity of waste containers in crystalline rock, with the aim to improve container design and safety.
- R&D Project KI-Stoff: AI-supported material modelling of bentonite behaviour, focusing on the long-term performance of engineered barriers.
- R&D Project MEASURES: Insights into the use of crushed salt as engineered backfill material, contributing to the safety and effectiveness of repository designs.
Thilo von Berlepsch, Managing Director, on the progress made in 2024:
"For the world of disposal, 2024 was a year full of positive developments. Worldwide, the construction, operation, and closure of repositories for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste continued to progress safely and quietly."
Additionally, this newsletter features an infographic that summarises our key achievements in 2024.
The newsletter is available for full view at Mediathek.