Protest in Germany against Uranium Hexafluoride Transport to Russia

Local environmentalists protest against the transport of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) to Russia, by the Uranium Enrichment Facility (UEF) of URENCO in Gronau. They try to stop the transport train from trees with banners and flags.
UF6 is a waste product of the uranium enrichment process and Greenpeace demands the halt of nuclear waste transport.

In original language:

Protest gegen Uranhexafluorid-Transport nach Russland

An den Gleisen von der Urananreicherungsanlage (UAA) der Firma URENCO protestieren Aktivisten gegen den Transport von Uranhexafluorid (UF6) nach Russland. Sie versuchen den Transportzug von Baeumen aus zu behindern. Uranhexafluorid ist ein Abfallprodukt der Urananreicherung. Greenpeace fordert den Stopp dieser Atommuelltransporte.

Unique identifier: GP0STU89Z

Type: Image

Shoot date: 18/11/2019

Locations: Germany, Gronau, Western Europe

Credit line: © Britta Radike / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Protest in Germany against Uranium Hexafluoride Transport to Russia

Greenpeace Germany activists together with local and Russian initiatives' members, protest against the transport of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) to Russia at the Uranium Enrichment Facility (UEF) of URENCO in Gronau.
They place a round banner in Russian language in front of the entrance, which reads: "Russia is not a dump site for uranium waste from Germany."
UF6 is a waste product of the uranium enrichment process and Greenpeace demands the halt of nuclear waste transport.
On the next day the protest continues on a bridge over the rails of the transport train. Greenpeace experts measure the radiation. Environmental activists try to disrupt the transport by climbing on the trees with banners and flags.

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