Zwischenlager Nord, Radioactive waste storage facility in Lubmin, Germany

Zwischenlager Nord is a radioactive waste storage facility in Lubmin on Germany's Baltic coast. The site uses specialized containers and storage systems to manage spent fuel elements and other nuclear materials from decommissioned reactors in the region.

The facility was established in the 1990s to store materials from decommissioned nuclear power plants along the Baltic coast. It emerged as part of Germany's strategy for managing nuclear waste following the decision to phase out atomic energy.

The facility's name refers to its role as one of Germany's three central interim storage sites, alongside Gorleben and Ahaus. Its expansion to accept waste from western German states drew cross-party criticism in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, including from then state premier Erwin Sellering, who argued that moving western waste to the east contradicted the polluter-pays principle. The dispute became an issue in the 2011 state election campaign.

The site is generally not open to public tours due to strict security protocols in place. Information about operations can be accessed through official channels and visitor programs operated by the facility's management.

Halle 8 holds fuel elements in up to 80 Castor transport casks; by 2011, 74 of these spaces were occupied. Four of the casks arrived in December 2010 from Cadarache in southern France, carrying fuel from the decommissioned Karlsruhe fast breeder and 52 elements from the nuclear ship Otto Hahn.