he federally owned BGZ Gesellschaft für Zwischenlagerung mbH is planning to build a logistics centre for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste in Beverungen-Würgassen for the Konrad repository (LoK). This brochure aims to answer the most important questions about the plans.

This brochure provides information about the following:

• What the LoK is needed for
• Where the LoK is to be built and the rationale for this location
• When the LoK is to be built
• How the LoK is designed
• How waste arrives at the LoK and is transported further to the Konrad repository
• What substances are kept in the locomotive LoK and where they come from
• What the BGZ does to ensure safety in the LoK
• Frequently asked questions about the LoK and our answers
• Who the BGZ is and how we finance it all