(467.4650) WISE-Amsterdam -The waste was on its way from the nuclear power plant in Lingen (Germany) to Sellafield, UK, where it is to be reprocessed.
The train was going at about 30 kilometers per hour, and the casks did not turn over. Anyway, according to the standard of the used- container type, Execellox No. 6, they have to withstand a crash at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour, while nuclear waste transports go often up to 100 kilometers per hour, according to Greenpeace. Therefore, a Greenpeace Germany nuclear expert views the accident as 'a serious warning'.
The incident is not a unique event. On January 15 a nuclear fuel cask derailed in front of the German nuclear power plant at Krümmel during a track change, and on February 3 the engine driver of a nuclear waste transport from Krümmel suffered from a faint.
Source: Greenpeace press release February 4, 1997; Die Tageszeitung (FRG) February 5,
1997
Contact: Greenpeace Germany, Vorsetzen 53, 20450 Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +49-40-31186141
E-mail: greenpeace.germany@green2.
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