Preparations for Castor transport: Traffic is redesigned!

Preparations for Castor transport: Traffic is redesigned!

For the upcoming Castor transports from Jülich to Ahaus, decisive preparations have been made in the coming days. Transport islands are lowered on Heeker Strasse and the Schumacherring in Ahaus to facilitate the passage of the transports. This work has been announced extremely at short notice and are scheduled for the weekend (December 7/8), such as Münsterland Zeitung . In addition to the possible 152 castor transports, which are classified as nuclear waste transports, night bus failures are also expected that are due to the extensive construction work.

background to nuclear waste transport in Germany

In Germany, the transports of radioactive waste take place regularly, and they are often accompanied by demonstrations of the anti-nuclear power movement. These transports primarily affect burned fuel elements, which are sent abroad for reworking from German nuclear power plants, as well as the return transports of the radioactive waste resulting to Germany, in particular to the Ahaus intermediate storage, which is a central point for nuclear waste storage. According to Wikipedia , the Federal Office for the Security of Nuclear disposal has the approval for such transports to guarantee the security and compliance with nuclear and dangerous goods law.

public protests are a constant companion of this transport, with the critics mainly against the continuous production of nuclear waste and the election of the Gorleben repository location. The upcoming transports according to Ahaus also promise a tumultuous side effect, since the protest culture is already firmly rooted in the residents. Safety measures are intensively planned to avoid possible incidents, since the transports are accompanied by a massive police contingent.