Atom - Environment Minister to present decision on repository
Will the Konrad mine in Salzgitter continue to be built as a repository for radioactive waste or will it be stopped after all? On Tuesday (12.00 noon), Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Christian Meyer (Greens) will present the result of a corresponding review. In 2021, an alliance filed an application to revoke or withdraw the planning approval decision.
The critics, which include the nature conservation organizations Nabu and BUND, the city of Salzgitter, the IG Metall trade union and the Landvolk, complain that the planned repository does not meet today's scientific and technical requirements. Important aspects such as retrievability and long-term safety have not been taken into account or have not been considered at all.
Schacht Konrad is a disused iron ore mine in which up to 303,000 cubic meters of low and medium-level radioactive waste is to be stored. It is the first final repository for this waste to be approved under nuclear law in Germany. The Ministry of the Environment in Hanover issued the permit for the construction and operation of the facility in 2002. Since 2007, the site has been converted into a repository for radioactive waste with negligible heat generation.
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- Despite the concerns raised by various associations such as Nabu, BUND, the city of Salzgitter, IG Metall, and Landvolk, the plan to use the Konrad mine in Salzgitter as a repository for low and medium-level radioactive waste continues to be a contentious issue in Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Christian Meyer, the Environment Minister of Lower Saxony, is set to announce a decision regarding the future of the Konrad mine as a radioactive waste repository, following a review initiated by an alliance seeking to revoke or withdraw the planning approval decision.
- The planned repository at the Shaft Konrad, the first of its kind to be approved under nuclear law in Germany, has been criticized for failing to meet current scientific and technical requirements, including issues related to retrievability and long-term safety.
- The decision on the Konrad mine's future as a repository for radioactive waste has attracted attention beyond Lower Saxony, with environmental advocates and local entities such as the city of Salzgitter voicing concerns about the potential for environmental pollution and other risks associated with the project.
- Christian Meyer's forthcoming decision on the Konrad mine repository will be closely watched by those with a stake in Germany's nuclear waste management policies, including Atom-related associations, environmental groups, and local communities.
Source: www.stern.de
