Nuclear waste returns to Germany amid protests

Seven Castor containers with radioactive nuclear waste have made it to an intermediate camp in Bavaria without prejudice. Quiet protest formed along the route.

A train with highly radioactive nuclear waste has reached the intermediate camp in Lower Bavaria. Massive protests like in previous Castor transports no longer exist - for various reasons.

Column: Addressing our waste with eyes wide open

Three decades ago the Prairie Island nuclear facility near Red Wing faced a public relations dilemma, as well as a practical problem of spent radioactive fuel rods needing to be stored somewhere.

A train with seven Castor containers is scheduled to arrive today in Niederaichbach near Landshut. The highly radioactive nuclear waste comes from German nuclear power plants and is being temporarily stored.

In the port of Nordenham in Lower Saxony seven Castor containers with highly radioactive nuclear waste have arrived.

Nuclear waste returns to Germany amid protests

Seven containers filled with nuclear waste were transferred from ship to train in northern Germany for transport to Bavaria. But Germany still has no permanent storage solution for its radioactive material.