The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) is pleased to award its Young Scientist Award for the first time during safeND 2027. We invite recent graduates and early-career researchers from all academic disciplines to submit their work.

Ensuring the long-term safety of nuclear waste management is one of the most complex challenges of our time. Whether you are an engineer, a social scientist, a lawyer, or a geologist—your research matters. We are looking for innovative perspectives that contribute to a safe future in the field of nuclear waste management.