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Newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH

The newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH is published quarterly and provides updates on our current national and international projects, research and development activities, as well as activities in the field of radioactive waste management.

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Previous Issues


Cover page of the BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS newsletter, issue 1/2026, showing the Perth, Australia skyline

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2026 Q1

Author(s): T. von Berlepsch, et al.

First newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2026

  • BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH Visits Research and Industry Partners in Australia
  • Bilateral Exchanges on Site Selection and Geological Disposal in the Asia-Pacific Region
  • BGE TEC Contributions to IAEA Activities in Radioactive Waste Management
  • Scientific Contributions at Conferences and Recent Publications
  • From the Disposal Community

Language: English

03.07.2026

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2025 Q4

Author(s): J. Froböse, et al.

Fourth newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2025

  • 25 Years of BGE TEC: Scientific Exchange and International Dialogue
  • KI-Stoff Update: AI-assisted Calibration of the VIBE Model
  • Launch of the KerWerk Research Project
  • The Fourth Six Years of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH (2019–2025)

Language: English

25.03.2026

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2025 Q3

Author(s): T. Lautsch, et al.

Third newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2025

  • Cost studies for disposal programmes
  • International cooperation in salt repository research
  • Historical retrospective 2013–2018

Language: English

28.11.2025

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2025 Q2

Author(s): J. Krone, et al.

Second newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2025

  • Advancements in Flow Barriers for the Closure of the Asse Mine
  • Borehole Sealing in Evaporitic Environments
  • Historical Reflections 2007-2012

Language: English

21.07.2025

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2025 Q1

Author(s): M. Ripkens, et al.

First newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2025

  • Sealing and Backfilling Measures for HLW Repositories
  • License to Design Support Structures
  • Historical Reflections 2000-2006

Language: English

28.04.2025

AGENT002

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2024 Q4

Author(s): T. von Berlepsch, et al.

Fourth newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2024

  • BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH supports BGE in Area Screening in the Site Selection Procedure
  • Accident Analyses for the Operating Phase of the KONRAD Mine – Effect of Fire on Structural Stability?
  • Evaluation of the Impact of Metal Corrosion on the Integrity of Waste Containers in Crystalline Rock (R&D Project BEnKo)
  • AI-supported Material Modelling of Bentonite behaviour (R&D Project KI-Stoff)
  • Crushed Salt as Engineered Backfill Material (R&D Project MEASURES)

Language: English

20.12.2024

KI-Stoff, MEASURES

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2024 Q3

Author(s): M. Polster, et al.

Third newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2024

  • Hydraulic Integrity Assessment of a Shaft Sealing System in a Generic Salt Repository
  • Injection Tests in the BEDRETTO Underground Laboratory (Switzerland)
  • Sealing and Backfilling Measures for HLW Repositories
  • R&D Project ELBRock: First Milestones Reached

Language: English

22.08.2024

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2024 Q2

Author(s): N. Bertrams, et al.

Second newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2024

  • Fracture Modelling in Crystalline Rock
  • „...With a Little help...“ - Current Modelling Work of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in Support of BGE‘s Projects
  • Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning is Moving to the Next Phase In Their Radioactive Waste Management Programme With the Help From GeoReN Group
  • The SalVE Project – Are Molten Salts Able to Improve Engineered Barriers in Rock Salt? 
  • Compaction of Crushed Salt for Safe Containment

Language: English

30.04.2024

PRECODE, SalVE

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2024 Q1

Author(s): T. von Berlepsch, et al.

First newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2024

  • Strengthening of Bonds with Japanese Organisations
  • Consultancy for the Sandy Ridge Deep Borehole Research Project
  • Project HITEC: Analysis of High Temperature Effects on Clay Host Rocks
  • 11th HotBENT Partner Meeting in Brunswick
  • Project PRECODE: Quantification of the Dilatancy and Fluid Pressure Criteria in Crystalline Rock Formation

Language: English

31.01.2024

PIONIER, PRECODE

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BGE TECHNOLOGY NEWS 2023 Q4

Author(s): P. Herold, et al.

Fourth newsletter of BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH in 2023

  • BGE TECHNOLOGY GmbH Supports COVRA in Their Generic Studies on the Dutch Salt Formations
  • Support Structures for a GDF in Claystone
  • Functional Assessment of Geomechanical and Fluid Engineering Properties of an MgO Drift Seal 
  • Development and Validation of a THM Model for Claystone

Language: English

07.12.2023

FUNGUS, AGENT002