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Bremen in the race: nuclear waste repository remains within reach!
The Federal Agency for Final Storage presents new maps for searching for nuclear waste and examines potential locations in Bremen and Lower Saxony.
Bremen in the race: nuclear waste repository remains within reach!
The search for a final storage facility for nuclear waste in Germany continues to gain momentum. On November 15, 2025, the Federal Agency for Final Storage (BGE) presented new maps that document the current status of the location search. The region around Bremen in particular still has a good chance of staying in the race.
How t online reported, several areas in the Bremen area are still under consideration. These include Deichhausen in Delmenhorst, where the northernmost tip and some larger areas in the southwestern city area come under closer consideration. The southern municipality of Ganderkesee is also being further examined.
The districts of Gröpelingen, Walle and Findorff in Bremen have also qualified as potentially suitable areas. These regions lie within a larger area that extends across Lower Saxony, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein and in which Tertiary claystone occurs. However, the north of Delmenhorst and large areas in Schierbrok, Heide and Stenum no longer have a chance of continuing to be part of the selection process.
Regulatory requirements and geology
Finding a final storage facility is not an easy undertaking. Nationwide, the BGE classified 53 percent of the areas examined as unsuitable. This is due, among other things, to strict exclusion criteria based on the geological stability of the region. Areas with volcanic activity, young groundwater reserves or potential earthquakes must be excluded. The geological conditions play a decisive role in the selection of the location.
Suitable host rocks include salt rock, clay and crystalline rock such as granite. In order for these to serve as a safe barrier for nuclear waste, they must be at a depth of at least 300 meters and be at least 100 meters thick Planet knowledge explained. These conditions ensure that nuclear waste can be stored safely for a million years.
The BGE follows a multi-stage process to check the suitability of the locations. In the first stage, the exclusion criteria are checked, followed by minimum requirements for the host rock. The goal is to find a site that is both geologically stable and safe for the storage of nuclear waste.
The debate about the search for a final repository is much more than a purely technical issue - it affects the hearts and souls of the people in the region. The coming months will show whether Bremen and the surrounding area are actually suitable as a final repository or whether new solutions need to be found for the often despised nuclear legacy.