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The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) has granted approval for the transport of spent fuel elements from the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to the interim storage facility in Ahaus. [read more]

The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) has granted BGZ permission to store up to 21 CASTOR casks with fuel elements from the research reactor FRM II at the Ahaus interim storage facility. Further steps are required before the first transports to Ahaus can take place, so… [read more]

According to the Federal Administrative Court, the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II) is lawfully in operation. It rejected the appeal by the Bund Naturschutz against the non-admission of an appeal against a ruling by the Bavarian Administrative Court of 18 June 2024.… [read more]

A highlight for young and old every year: register now for the "Mouse Day" tours on 3 October! [read more]

Polarised nuclei of the noble gas xenon interact with neutrons in a specific manner. The measurement of this interaction is promising for research on the nature of dark matter. [read more]

What does it sound like when the reactor produces neutrons? And what does a sugar molecule look like at the atomic level? With a whole backpack full of questions, nine young explorers visited the FRM II during the school holidays and immersed themselves in the world of neutrons, positrons and… [read more]

How can fusion and fission research benefit from each other and jointly develop solutions for the energy of tomorrow? [read more]

To advance the development of fusion energy reactors, a new joint research project is being launched at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The project will investigate the properties of innovative high-temperature superconductors (HTS), which are used to control the extremely hot plasma in… [read more]

As part of the Meeting of the International Group of Research Reactors (IGORR) in Japan, representatives of the FRM II visited the Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science (KURNS) at Kyoto University. The aim of the meeting was to exchange expertise on safety standards and the future… [read more]

What was Heinz Maier-Leibnitz’s life like outside the Atomic Egg? His daughter Christine Raum provides an exclusive insight – with stories from his guest book and Lise Meitner’s shredded hat. [read more]