Emsland - Cracks discovered in nuclear waste casks at shutdown nuclear power plant
Cracks have been discovered in the weld seams of the lids of nuclear waste drums at the shut-down Emsland nuclear power plant in Lingen. Three drums were affected, as announced by the Lower Saxony Ministry of the Environment on Tuesday. As a precautionary measure, all lids from the affected batch are to be replaced. The drum lid has a gripping ring for lifting, which is connected to the lid with ten internal and ten external weld seams. The cause of the cracks is now to be clarified. According to the ministry, there was no danger to the plant, personnel or the surrounding area at any time.
The containers with a volume of 200 liters are intended to hold low and medium-level radioactive waste from the power plant, which was shut down in April. The containers are being temporarily stored at the Emsland nuclear power plant until they are handed over to the federally-owned company for interim storage.
Damage to the cooling system at the plant was only discovered at the beginning of October. On two cell coolers, there was damage to bolts for fastening heating elements. According to the ministry, the findings had no impact on safety.
The power plant, which was opened in 1988, was one of the last three nuclear power plants in Germany to be taken off the grid for good on April 15.
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- The BMU (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety) is closely monitoring the situation at the Emsland nuclear power plant in Lingen, after cracks were discovered in the lids of nuclear waste drums.
- The Emsland nuclear power plant, located in Lower Saxony's Emsland region, was responsible for generating a significant portion of the region's nuclear power before its shutdown in April.
- The state of Lower Saxony, where the Emsland nuclear power plant is located, is currently working on measures to replace the affected lid gripping rings from the affected batch of drums, due to the discovered cracks.
- The government of Lower Saxony, in coordination with the Atom (Nuclear Power) industry, has assured the public that there was never any danger to the plant, its personnel, or the surrounding area due to the cracks in the drum lids.
- The currently ongoing investigations aim to identify the cause of the cracks in the lids of the nuclear waste drums at the Emsland nuclear power plant, to prevent any similar incidents in the future and ensure the safe storage and disposal of nuclear waste.
Source: www.stern.de
