Welcome to the Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal

The Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT-INE) is focused on research concerning the safety of nuclear waste disposal. In addition, the decommissioning of nuclear facilities and geoenergy is part of the research portfolio. The research and development work of KIT-INE is integrated into the Helmholtz programme "Nuclear Waste Management, Safety and Radiation Research" (NUSAFE) and the Helmholtz programme "Materials and Technologies for the Energy Transition" (MTET). The research at KIT-INE is part of the KIT Energy Center.

The R&D work covers the following areas:

Radioactive waste and barrierers in repositories

Radiochemistry

Radionuclide speciation

Advanced spectroscopy in f-element chemistry

Decommissioning of nuclear and conventional facilities

Geoenergy