Activists Demand Drone Flight Ban Over German Nuclear Sites
Drone sightings have caused disruptions in airport operations across Europe, including in Denmark. In Germany, similar incidents have occurred over nuclear facilities, sparking calls for stricter regulations. Wolfgang Ehmke of the Bürgerinitiative Umweltschutz Lüchow-Dannenberg advocates for a flight ban over nuclear sites and transports.
Currently, two interim storage facilities in the Gorleben forest house nuclear waste. One contains 113 Castor containers of highly radioactive waste, while the other holds barrels of low and medium radioactive residues. Anti-nuclear initiatives are pushing for the cancellation of over 150 planned Castor transports from Jülich to Ahaus.
In recent years, drone alarms have been reported over an industrial area and a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Brunsbüttel. However, the public prosecutor's office in Flensburg dropped the investigation due to insufficient evidence. The Bürgerinitiative has long criticized the security standards of German nuclear waste interim storage facilities. Now, activists in the Wendland are demanding a flight ban over nuclear facilities in Gorleben and all other locations, extending to nuclear transports.
The calls for a flight ban over nuclear waste storage sites in Gorleben and other locations are gaining traction among local environmental and activist groups. If implemented, this ban would apply to all above-ground nuclear facilities and nuclear transports, aiming to enhance safety and security measures.
