Environmental Remediation as a Tool of European Integration

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Environmental Remediation as a Tool of European
Integration
Learning from neighbours problems
by Dr. Alex Jakubick and Dr. Bernd Vels
EU Enlargement, Poland and the New
Neighbours Focus on Early Warning and Civic
Security Gdansk, 10-12 September 2004
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Open-pit Lichtenberg
Open-pit Lichtenberg uranium mining,open volume
of about 90 Mio. m3 in 1992
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Open-pit Lichtenberg
Refilling of open-pit with radioactive anomalous
material carried out byWismut GmbH, 2004.
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Kokerei Osterfeld
The remediated site of the former coking plant
Osterfeld in the middle of a densely populated
area. Work carried out byDSK BDSB,(Status
2002).
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Historical Background
The historical reasons that finally lead to
remediation problems can be summarised in 3
phases
I. Town Development
II. Change of economic or political situation
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Historical Background
III. New economic development
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The Status Quo
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Learning from the Past
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Remediation matters
Remediation is not just a technical problem but
is rather influenced by a countrys
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The legal framework
The legal framework of a country plays a crucial
role for the costs of remediation as it
determines many parameters, e.g.
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Environmental Remediation
Quite often environmental remediation produces
unsatisfactory results. According to our
experience this is due to
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One possible approach
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One possible approach
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Hammerberghalde
Hammerberghalde (Aue) during active uranium
mining in 1960.
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Hammerberghalde
Remediation and rekultivation of Hammerberghalde
(Aue) carried out by Wismut GmbH.