Asse II mine
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The Asse II mine is a former salt mine used as a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in the Asse Mountains of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Asse II headframe
Schacht Asse II 490 m level
Brine tankers at the mine (August 2009)
Deep geological repository
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A deep geological repository is a way of storing hazardous or radioactive waste within a stable geologic environment, typically 200–1,000 m underground. It entails a combination of waste form, waste p
Asse II mine
…The Asse II mine (Schacht Asse II) is a former salt mine used as a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in the Asse Mountains of Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany. The Asse II mine was developed between 1906 and 1908 to a depth of…
Technicians emplacing transuranic waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, near Carlsbad, New Mexico
A Swedish KBS-3 capsule for nuclear waste
A demonstration tunnel in Olkiluoto.
In February 2014, radioactive materials leaked from a damaged storage drum at the U. S. Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Analysis of several accidents, by the U.S. Department Of Energy, have shown lack of a "safety culture".