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The BGE has limited the search areas for a nuclear waste repository from 25 to less than 5 percent of the country's surface. The Eitzendorf saltstock remains there – although the citizens' initiative fundamentally doubts its suitability.
The search for a repository for German nuclear waste is a project of decades. The competent experts have now narrowed down the regions that are potentially eligible. Nevertheless, the path is still a further one, also due to political pain points.
Search for nuclear waste repository focuses on five percent of the federal area
Around 27,000 cubic metres of highly radioactive waste are stored in underground intermediate camps. A repository is still being sought, but only certain areas are eligible.
Around 27,000 cubic metres of highly radioactive waste are currently stored in underground intermediate camps. A repository is to be found by 2050 – now the search is a step further.
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