Overview of the BGZ sites

Biblis interim storage facility (BZB)

Cask spaces: 135 approved | 108 occupied
Current occupancy: 102 CASTOR V/19 | 6 CASTOR HAW28M | 138 MOSAIK
Application: 1999
License: 2003
Commissioning: 2006
Licensed until: 2046
Licensed inventory: Maximum 1.400 tHM | Maximum 5,3 MW

Interim storage facility for low-level and intermediate-level waste Biblis 1 (AZB 1)

Commissioned: 1982
Licensing / Supervisory authority: Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Hesse
Facility’s external dimensions: 65 m x 38 m x 6 m
Licensed storage volume: max. 2.100 m³

Interim storage facility for low-level and intermediate-level waste Biblis 2 (AZB 2)

Commissioned: 2018
Licensing / Supervisory authority: Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Hesse
Facility’s external dimensions: 109 m x 28 m x 17 m
Licensed storage volume: max. 8.000 m³

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