Overview
- The latest BGE interim report leaves roughly 25% of Germany’s land area in contention, with large concentrations in the north.
- Lower Saxony retains multiple areas, Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern remain under review, Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Thuringia stay in, and Rhineland-Palatinate is fully excluded.
- Updated maps of the remaining candidate regions were slated for online publication on Monday.
- Further regional investigations begin next, with BGE aiming to propose 5–10 regions by the end of 2027 before BASE review and a final Bundestag selection.
- The repository must isolate about 27,000 cubic meters of high-level waste for one million years in suitable clay, salt or crystalline rock, while 16 interim sites face permit expirations between 2034 and 2047.