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* '''the next [[Castor]] transports to a temporary nuclear repository in Germany ''(formerly destination was [[Gorleben]]<ref>information by BI Lüchow-Dannenberg via e-mail as of July 8th, 2016</ref>)'' are supposed to take place in 2017'''<ref>BI Lüchow-Dannenberg [[PR:Gezerre um Castoren geht in die nächste Runde|media release]] as of January 2, 2015<br/>formerly 2015 was expected, see: http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?p=11122 as at January 23, 2014</ref>:
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* '''the next [[Castor]] transports to a temporary nuclear repository in Germany ''(formerly destination was [[Gorleben]]<ref>information by BI Lüchow-Dannenberg via e-mail as of July 8th, 2016</ref>)'' are supposed to take place between 2017<ref>BI Lüchow-Dannenberg [[PR:Gezerre um Castoren geht in die nächste Runde|media release]] as of January 2, 2015<br/>formerly 2015 was expected, see: http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?p=11122 as at January 23, 2014</ref> and 2020<ref>http://anti-atom-aktuell.de/castor/3.html as of October 13, 2016</ref>:
 
** high level radioactive waste from the plutonium factory (so-called "reprocessing unit") in Sellafield (UK) in 21 Castor casks<ref>http://www.ndr.de/regional/niedersachsen/heide/castortransport/castor1749.html as at December 8, 2011</ref> in 3 shipments (of 7 containers each)<ref>press release: Castoren sollen ab 2015 wieder rollen, BI Lüchow-Dannenberg, email as of March 14, 2013</ref> or 4 shipments<ref name="neumann" /><br/>''(earlier information: 2014<ref name="atomforum">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</ref>, 2015<ref>source: presentation of ''AG Schacht Konrad'' at Nuclear Waste Conference in Kassel (D) on February 2, 2013</ref>; or 2016<ref>http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?p=11095 as at January 23, 2014</ref>-2017<ref name="neumann" />)''
 
** high level radioactive waste from the plutonium factory (so-called "reprocessing unit") in Sellafield (UK) in 21 Castor casks<ref>http://www.ndr.de/regional/niedersachsen/heide/castortransport/castor1749.html as at December 8, 2011</ref> in 3 shipments (of 7 containers each)<ref>press release: Castoren sollen ab 2015 wieder rollen, BI Lüchow-Dannenberg, email as of March 14, 2013</ref> or 4 shipments<ref name="neumann" /><br/>''(earlier information: 2014<ref name="atomforum">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</ref>, 2015<ref>source: presentation of ''AG Schacht Konrad'' at Nuclear Waste Conference in Kassel (D) on February 2, 2013</ref>; or 2016<ref>http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?p=11095 as at January 23, 2014</ref>-2017<ref name="neumann" />)''
 
** 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 2017<br/>''(earlier information: 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 2017<br/>''(earlier information: 2014<ref name="atomforum" />, but by 2015<ref name="neumann">lecture by Wolfgang Neumann at ''Atommüllkonferenz'' in Hannover, June 23, 2012</ref>)''

Revision as of 13:50, 13 October 2016

overview on planned Castor transports in Germany[1]
place of departure -> destination number of Castor casks possible year of transport comment
Obrigheim -> Neckarwestheim[2] 15 Castor casks 2017 transport by ship on Neckar river;
Obrigheim NPP was closed on May 11, 2005[3]
1st transport started on June 26th, 2017[4]
2nd transport started on September 4th, 2017[5]
La Hague -> Phillipsburg 5 Castor casks from 2018
Jülich -> Ahaus 152 Castor casks from 2018[6]
Garching -> Ahaus 5 Castor casks from 2018
Sellafield -> Brokdorf 7 Castor casks 2018, 2019 or 2020
Sellafield -> Biblis 7 Castor casks 2018, 2019 or 2020
Sellafield -> Ohu 7 Castor casks 2018, 2019 or 2020


  • the next Castor transports to a temporary nuclear repository in Germany (formerly destination was Gorleben[7]) are supposed to take place between 2017[8] and 2020[9]:
    • high level radioactive waste from the plutonium factory (so-called "reprocessing unit") in Sellafield (UK) in 21 Castor casks[10] in 3 shipments (of 7 containers each)[11] or 4 shipments[12]
      (earlier information: 2014[13], 2015[14]; or 2016[15]-2017[12])
    • 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 2017
      (earlier information: 2014[13], but by 2015[12])
  • see also: Castor resistance 2011, 2010 and 2008 and a short history of the Castor transports to Gorleben on this website


Past activities

"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://anti-atom-aktuell.de/castor/3.html as of October 13, 2016
  2. ↑ https://neckarwestheim.antiatom.net/blog/1299-kein-castor-transport-von-obrigheim-nach-neckarwestheim as of November 1, 2016
  3. ↑ https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kernkraftwerk_Obrigheim&oldid=158341416 as of October 13, 2016
  4. ↑ https://www.neckar-castorfrei.de/informiert-sein/newsletter/178-castor-voralarm as of June 26, 2017
  5. ↑ https://www.neckar-castorfrei.de/informiert-sein/news-berichte/250-castor-alarm-im-september as at September 4, 2017
  6. ↑ .ausgestrahlt informiert: Atommüll auf dem Neckar. Fragen und Antworten zu den geplanten Castor-Transporten vom AKW Obrigheim zum AKW Neckarwestheim; January 2017
  7. ↑ information by BI Lüchow-Dannenberg via e-mail as of July 8th, 2016
  8. ↑ BI Lüchow-Dannenberg media release as of January 2, 2015
    formerly 2015 was expected, see: http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?p=11122 as at January 23, 2014
  9. ↑ http://anti-atom-aktuell.de/castor/3.html as of October 13, 2016
  10. ↑ http://www.ndr.de/regional/niedersachsen/heide/castortransport/castor1749.html as at December 8, 2011
  11. ↑ press release: Castoren sollen ab 2015 wieder rollen, BI Lüchow-Dannenberg, email as of March 14, 2013
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 lecture by Wolfgang Neumann at Atommüllkonferenz in Hannover, June 23, 2012
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 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
  14. ↑ source: presentation of AG Schacht Konrad at Nuclear Waste Conference in Kassel (D) on February 2, 2013
  15. ↑ http://www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de/?p=11095 as at January 23, 2014

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