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** intermediate level radioactive waste (MAW) in 5 (formerly announced: 11) ''CASTOR HAW28M'' casks in 2 shipments from the plutonium factory (so-called "reprocessing unit") in [[La Hague]] (F) expected in 2014<ref name="atomforum" />, but by 2015<ref name="neumann">lecture by Wolfgang Neumann at ''Atommüllkonferenz'' in Hannover, June 23, 2012</ref>
 
** intermediate level radioactive waste (MAW) in 5 (formerly announced: 11) ''CASTOR HAW28M'' casks in 2 shipments from the plutonium factory (so-called "reprocessing unit") in [[La Hague]] (F) expected in 2014<ref name="atomforum" />, but by 2015<ref name="neumann">lecture by Wolfgang Neumann at ''Atommüllkonferenz'' in Hannover, June 23, 2012</ref>
 
* see also: Castor resistance [[Gorleben Castor Resistance in Germany 2011|2011]], [[Castor transport to Gorleben 2010|2010]] and [[Resistance against the CASTOR Transport 2008|2008]] and a [[Anti-nuclear Movement in Germany#A short History of the Resistance against the Castor Transport|short history of the Castor transports to Gorleben]] on this website
 
* see also: Castor resistance [[Gorleben Castor Resistance in Germany 2011|2011]], [[Castor transport to Gorleben 2010|2010]] and [[Resistance against the CASTOR Transport 2008|2008]] and a [[Anti-nuclear Movement in Germany#A short History of the Resistance against the Castor Transport|short history of the Castor transports to Gorleben]] on this website
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== Action ==
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"BI Umweltschutz Lüchow-Dannenberg'' started a [http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?page_id=11192#aktion collection of signatures] to stop the possible 2015 MAW Castor transports before they would be started. Individuals and organizations can sign on their website.
  
  

Revision as of 11:24, 31 January 2014

  • the next Castor transports to Gorleben (D) are supposed to take place in 2015[1]:
    • high level radioactive waste from the plutonium factory (so-called "reprocessing unit") in Sellafield (UK) in 21 Castor casks[2] in 4 shipments starting 2016[3] (earlier information: 2014[4] or 2015[5]) until 2017[6]
      • latest information: transport supposed to be split into 3 shipments of 7 containers each starting in 2015[7]
    • intermediate level radioactive waste (MAW) in 5 (formerly announced: 11) CASTOR HAW28M casks in 2 shipments from the plutonium factory (so-called "reprocessing unit") in La Hague (F) expected in 2014[4], but by 2015[6]
  • see also: Castor resistance 2011, 2010 and 2008 and a short history of the Castor transports to Gorleben on this website


Action

"BI Umweltschutz Lüchow-Dannenberg started a collection of signatures to stop the possible 2015 MAW Castor transports before they would be started. Individuals and organizations can sign on their website.


  1. http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?p=11122 as at January 23, 2014
  2. http://www.ndr.de/regional/niedersachsen/heide/castortransport/castor1749.html as at December 8, 2011
  3. http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?p=11095 as at January 23, 2014
  4. 4.0 4.1 Accoring to a booklet of Deutsches Atomforum, the lobby organization of the German nuclear industry: "Die Rücknahme von Wiederaufarbeitungsabfällen aus Frankreich und Großbritannien. Transport und Zwischenlagerung von Glaskokillen" as at January 19, 2012
  5. source: presentation of AG Schacht Konrad at Nuclear Waste Conference in Kassel (D) on February 2, 2013
  6. 6.0 6.1 lecture by Wolfgang Neumann at Atommüllkonferenz in Hannover, June 23, 2012
  7. press release: Castoren sollen ab 2015 wieder rollen, BI Lüchow-Dannenberg, email as of March 14, 2013