Nuclear waste storage Gorleben, Interim radioactive waste repository in Lower Saxony, Germany.
The Gorleben facility consists of specialized storage buildings designed to contain transport casks with high-level nuclear materials from German power plants.
The site, established in 1982, became central to Germany's nuclear waste management strategy until geological studies revealed salt dome instability concerns.
The facility triggered the formation of significant environmental movements, leading to regular demonstrations involving thousands of German citizens since the 1970s.
The transport container storage unit maintains 113 casks, including five spent fuel elements and 108 canisters of vitrified waste from French processing facilities.
The German government removed Gorleben from consideration as a permanent nuclear repository in 2020 after determining the location failed geological requirements.
Location: Gorleben
GPS coordinates: 53.03360,11.34080
Latest update: March 6, 2025 13:17
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