Jacobs Secures Contract for the Konrad Repository Project with BGE
Jacobs has been awarded a contract by Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE), Germany's federal agency responsible for radioactive waste disposal, to provide project support services for the development of the Konrad Repository in Salzgitter. The site is being converted from an old iron ore mine into Germany’s first licensed facility for low and intermediate-level nuclear waste storage. Jacobs will offer consultancy on construction progress monitoring, planning validation, schedule optimization, cost assessments, and efficiency improvements. The project aims to store up to 303,000m³ of radioactive material in a secure underground environment by the early 2030s. Waste from interim above-ground storage sites will be transferred for final disposal at Konrad, where it will be immobilized in concrete and sealed within mine cavities. Jacobs' involvement is expected to ensure alignment between planning and execution while leveraging global infrastructure expertise. The project must meet stringent technical and regulatory standards related to seismic safety, structural adaptations, mining regulations, and nuclear compliance. BGE values the experience of Jacobs’ team gained through international projects for this socially significant endeavor.
Topics: environmental_infrastructure nuclear_waste_disposal project_management