Looking for the Right Way – Final Disposal of High-level Waste

Hardly any topic is discussed as controversially by society as the final disposal of high-level waste. In Germany, the last nuclear power plant will be shut down in 2022. While feasible solutions are foreseeable for low- and medium-level wastes, a final repository for high-level material does not yet exist worldwide. The Baden-Württemberg Foundation for Energy and Climate Protection and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will discuss approaches to solving the scientific-technical and so-cietal challenges with experts from politics, industry, and sci-ence at the symposium “Endlagerung” (final disposal) on Wednesday, June 13.