Disputed energy project: BUND sues against nuclear production for Russian reactors
In Lingen, fuel rods for Russian-designed nuclear power plants are to be manufactured in the future - with Russian technology and licenses. The BUND warns of espionage and sabotage. Now there is a lawsuit.
The German environmental association BUND has filed a lawsuit against the production of fuel elements for Russian-type atomic reactors in Lingen, Emsland. The lawsuit, submitted to the Lüneburg Higher Administrative Court, targets the expansion of the Framatome factory, which plans to produce fuel elements in cooperation with a subsidiary of the Russian state-owned company Rosatom.
The BUND and anti-nuclear organization Ausgestrahlt fear geopolitical risks and possible sabotage or espionage, arguing that the production and quality control could be manipulated. The Lower Saxony Ministry of the Environment had approved the expansion in July, despite concerns.
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