Nuclear Waste Transport to Ahaus

• transport of high level and other radioactive waste to the temporary repository in Ahaus (D) probably in the beginning of 2012, partly in Castor-like containers, including nuclear materials from several German nuclear facilities
  • shipments of 152 Castor casks with 288,161 high level radioactive waste pebbles (spherical fuel elements) of the former very high temperature reactor (VHTR) AVR Jülich are supposed to start in early 2012 from the research center in Jülich (D) to the interim repository in Ahaus (D)
  • as decided on November 30th, they are supposed to be shipped in convois of two Castor casks each transport - 76 shipments within a supposed time frame of 1 1/2 years
  • start-up rally of the protests on December 18, 2011 at 2 PM at the repository in Ahaus (D)
  • download the flyer German
• first transports were announced for the beginning of 2010, but by May 2010 they did not occur; the transports of about 150 containers similar to the CASTOR containers are supposed to start in 2011
• the transport of high level radioactive waste from Ahaus (D) to Russia that was proposed to be done on December 16/17, 2010 has been cancelled as a result of massive protests German
• more information:
  • http://www.kein-castor-nach-ahaus.de
  • http://www.contratom.de/2011/12/01/autobahn-castoren-aus-julich-sollen-rollen German
  • http://www.contratom.de/2.0/index.php?mod=blog&artikel=624 German

• past events:
  • demonstration on November 21, 2010 at 2 PM at the repository in Ahaus (D)