Nuclear waste transport by means of North Rhine-Westphalia is permitted | EUROtoday

As of: January 9, 2026 3:26 p.m

The environmental safety group BUND has failed with a lawsuit in opposition to the deliberate Castor transports from Jülich to Ahaus. The Berlin Administrative Court rejected the lawsuit.

The North Rhine-Westphalia regional affiliation of the environmental group BUND had submitted an pressing software in opposition to the fast implementation of the transport allow. This signifies that no Castor transports might have taken place from the Jülich interim storage facility to the Ahaus interim storage facility in the meanwhile. The Berlin Administrative Court has now rejected this software.

Targeted: Nuclear waste transport are allowed to happen

The Berlin Administrative Court justified the choice by saying that the environmental safety group was not licensed to sue in opposition to the transport allow. But the courtroom additionally rejected considerations about security. However, the choice might be appealed in a better occasion.

The courtroom additionally sees a excessive degree of public curiosity within the nuclear waste being delivered to the Ahaus interim storage facility. The allow for the warehouse in Jülich expired in 2013. Since then, the next applies: the camp have to be evacuated.

Big disappointment in Ahaus

The residents’ initiative “No Nuclear Waste in Ahaus” is dissatisfied in its preliminary response. A spokesman mentioned they may proceed to combat to make sure that the extremely radioactive waste stays in Jülich in the meanwhile. He referred to as the political dealing with of the problem irresponsible.

The metropolis of Ahaus had determined to not take authorized motion in opposition to the transport allow as a result of there was no prospect of success. The municipality initially didn’t wish to touch upon the possibly far-reaching determination from Berlin on Friday.

The consumer and the Federal Office see themselves as confirmed

The consumer for the deliberate transport of 152 Castors is the corporate JEN Jülich. She welcomed the choice of the Berlin Administrative Court. The transport of the spherical gas parts will now be additional ready. It remains to be unclear when these might begin.

The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) can be relieved. The BASE states that the related security facets had been sufficiently taken into consideration within the approval. The “immediate enforcement” ordered by the authorities was additionally justified.

The federal authorities is analyzing the revision

The environmental affiliation BUND now needs to look at the executive courtroom’s determination and determine inside two weeks whether or not to enchantment to the following greater authority. The Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court could be liable for the grievance.

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Broadcast: WDR radio, WDR aktuell, 09.01.20262:07 p.m
Broadcast: WDR 2 Münsterland, Local time, January 9, 20262:31 p.m