Activities of DBE

In accordance with §9a, section 3, of the German Atomic Energy Act, the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), Salzgitter, commissioned the German Company for the Construction and Operation of Waste Repositories, (DBE), as a third party to design, construct and operate the federal repositories for radioactive waste. At present, DBE maintains the Gorleben exploration mine under the moratorium conditions and manages the Konrad mine in Salzgitter. Furthermore, DBE operates the former repository for radioactive waste in Morsleben (ERAM) and participates in its closure preparations.