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Water catch bassin with worker

The Asse II pit (Schacht Asse II) is a former salt mine used as a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in the mountain range of Asse in district Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Today, the very large total volume of open drifts and chambers and the closeness of the chambers to the adjoining rock cause the major problem in the Asse mine. Clefts have formed through which groundwater flows into the mine.


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Miners patron at the entrance of the galleries

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Drilling vehicle repairing the galleries

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Old AEG machine

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Monitoring and power station

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Stock with defects

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Radioactive water

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Elevator 700m deep

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Drilling vehicle

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Sealed stock

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Dismantling and clearance place in 490m depth

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Car in the dust

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Water-collecting bucket

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Controling the water-collecting buckets

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Water catch bassins

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Overflow water catch bassins

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Stock with defects

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Stalactite formation

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Test drilling

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Concrete reinforcement

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Elevator 700m deep

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Headframe of the shaft Asse II

The Asse II pit (Schacht Asse II) is a former salt mine used as a deep geological repository for radioactive waste in the mountain range of Asse in district Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Today, the very large total volume of open drifts and chambers and the closeness of the chambers to the adjoining rock cause the major problem in the Asse mine. Clefts have formed through which groundwater flows into the mine.


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