Police officers against Castor Transport

Union rejects from use because of elevated radiation levels
After the increase of radiation levels at nuclear waste interim storage facility, the German Police Union (DPolG) in Lower Saxony demanded one-stop Castor. "If there are not eliminated all doubts for a health hazard, may not roll the Castor," said the chairwoman of the German police union, Thomas Kliewer. "In recent years, my colleagues were, among others directly accommodated in the camp," said Kliewer further. This must be the duty of care on all legal obligations. Google Ad

Kliewer also called again for a financial contribution of the Federation and other countries in the Castor transport. Already had been under way for the hotels and rental of containers multi-million euro spending - funds from the police budget. Lower Saxony before Green had called a halt to the nearest nuclear waste transportation. The final decision whether it is 2011, a Castor transport to Gorleben fall, probably in October.


About a week ago were found in measurements at the intermediate camp compared to last year increased radiation levels. Then, the Lower Saxony Ministry of Environment has requested that the operator must propose by the end of September action for better protection against radioactivity. Only if the Ministry considers it appropriate to reduce the measurable radiation exposure in the environment, the storage of additional nuclear waste containers is possible. After the increase of radiation levels at nuclear waste interim storage facility next to the Castor transport is indeed uncertain. The Ministry of Environment in Hanover, said last week that it would approve the transfer only after it had considered measures of the operator to reduce radiation exposure. Impetus for the debate to the next Castor transport measurements were routinely commissioned by the Ministry at the Gorleben site. The semi-annual value for neutron radiation at the camp fence was placed this year at 0.27 mSv, were measured after 0.23 mSv in the previous year. Considered an annualized value of 0.30 mSv is allowed. The concern is that this limit is exceeded. Only when this is likely not the case, must approve the Lower Castor transport.