US EditionNuclear Waste Transports Through North Rhine-Westphalia Are Permitted to Take Place
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More than 150 Castor containers with highly radioactive material may be transported from the Jülich interim storage facility to Ahaus. This was decided by the Berlin Administrative Court, which rejected an urgent application by the BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany).
The permit for the transport of nuclear waste across North Rhine-Westphalia has been available for months. A court, though, removes a hurdle. However, the dispute is likely to continue.
Tim Achtermeyer, co-chair of the Green Party in North Rhine-Westphalia, expressed his disappointment with the Berlin ruling on Castor transports. "Of course, the law must be enforced," Achtermeyer told the Rheinische Post (Saturday edition). "However, our fundamental position remains clear and unchanged: nuclear waste transports are dangerous and a safety risk for our country." He places the responsibility, however, on Federal Environment Minist…
In Bottrop, anti-nuclear power initiatives want to demonstrate against possible Castor transports on the A2 to Ahaus. It is about 152 containers with nuclear waste from Jülich.
The Berlin Administrative Court has rejected BUND NRW's urgent request against Castor transports – criticism of environmentalists follows promptly.
The permit for the transport of nuclear waste across North Rhine-Westphalia has been available for months. A court, though, removes a hurdle. However, the dispute is likely to continue.
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