Brokdorf interim storage facility

The interim storage facility is located within the confines of the Brokdorf nuclear power plant site. This means that CASTOR casks only need to be moved a short distance from the reactor building to the interim storage facility and that no public roads need to be used. The interim storage facility grounds are located on an around 1.2 hectare fenced-in area on the roughly 25-hectare overall site.

The interim storage facility essentially includes a reception and storage area in the storage building, the operating area in the facility building and in the storage building as well as the access road with gate system and the perimeter fence. The storage building has a capacity of over 100 spaces and is approximately 93 metres long, 27 metres wide and 23 metres high. The storage area covers a total area of approximately 1,650 m². Around 950 m² of this area are actually used for storage purposes. The reception and storage areas, as well as parts of the operating area, are located in the interim storage facility’s storage building.

Seven more casks are to be transported from Sellafield (England) to the Brokdorf interim storage facility. The storage licence for the storage of the casks was granted in March 2024. The transport licence was applied for in November 2024. BGZ carried out a successful trial run at the site in June 2024.

Please find here further information on the return of radioactive waste from reprocessing.