The application will be submitted to the Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management by the end of the month, extending the current permit, which is set to expire in 2034 after a 40-year term. The establishment of a permanent disposal site is not expected until the mid-21st century. The Lüchow-Dannenberg Environmental Protection Initiative views this extension request as a precedent for future nuclear waste storage facilities and has organized protests in Berlin coinciding with a status conference on interim storage conducted by the Federal Office.