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12th shipment of vitrified nuclear waste from France to Germany (in french)
Eleventh shipment of vitrified nuclear waste from France to Germany (in french)
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Twelfth shipment of vitrified waste to Germany
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The 12th shipment of German vitrified nuclear waste has left Valognes railway terminal (France) to Gorleben storage facility (Germany).
This shipment comes under commercial contracts entered into by German power companies and AREVA for the recycling in France of used fuel from German nuclear power plants. Return shipment of the vitrified waste resulting from the processing operations is required by French legislation and governed by intergovernmental agreements signed by France and Germany.
The 11 CASTOR-type casks used for this shipment fully comply with the very strict criteria defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
This shipment comes under a strict framework of national and international rules and procedures that guarantee a high standard of safety and security.
Safety and security of the shipment
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