Facts & figures

Information about licenses for nuclear fuel and large source transports are regulary published here.

Current transport licences

On the role of BASE in nuclear fuel imports/exports from and to Russia:

Transports of nuclear fuel and large sources to and from Russia are not part of the European Union's sanctions package. They therefore currently require an import or export licence from the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA). In addition to the import and export licence, a permit is required for transport on German territory, which is reviewed by BASE. Without an extension of the sanctions, BASE, as the licensing authority, has no legal recourse against transports on German territory and for the cancellation of licences already granted.

The currently licensed nuclear fuel and large source transports are shown in the table below (PDF). It lists the licences issued by BASE and the date on which each transport was carried out.

At the request of the Federal Environment Ministry, this list does not include any licences that have not already been used for at least one transport for safety reasons.

List of current transport licences (in German):

Aktuelle Transportgenehmigungen (PDF, 311KB, File meet accessibility standards)

Please note: Due to the large amount of information, the PDF is in A3 format. The 'fit to page' option should be activated in the print dialogue for printing on DIN A4.

Facts and figures

The following tables and diagrams provide an overview of the number of transports carried out in recent years with the licences issued by BASE.

Transport licences granted and transports carried out 2014–2024

The following survey shows

how many licenses were granted by BASE between 2014 and 2024 and
how many transports of nuclear fuel and large sources were carried out on the basis of these licenses.


Year	nuclear fuel		large sources
Year	licenses granted	transports carried out	licenses granted	transports carried out
2024	31	341	12	7
2023	44	369	10	11
2022	39	391	3	1
2021	37	402	11	9
2020	49	362	15	17
2019	43	452	8	10
2018	71	466	10	13
2017	63	436	14	19
2016	92	396	21	15
2015	69	405	11	11
2014	109	410	7	6

Nuclear fuel transports carried out 2004–2024, by transport destination

The graphic shows the nuclear fuel transports of the past years broken down by

national transports only,
export transports,
import transports and
transit transports.

Chart which shows the number of nuclear fuel transports subdivided into destinations in the period from 2004 to 2024 — © BASE

The following graphic shows the shares of transport destinations in 2004, 2014 and 2024.

Three pie diagrams showing shares of destinations of nuclear fuel transports in 2004, 2014 and 2024 — © BASE

Nuclear fuel transports carried out in 2024, by mode of transport

In 2024, nuclear fuel was transported exclusively by road.

In addition, sea and rail transport of nuclear fuel has also taken place in recent years. But they hardly play a role in Germany anymore.

Transport mode	Number of transports
Total	341
Road	338
Inland waterway	0
Sea	0
Sea + rail	0
Sea + road	2
Rail	1
Rail + road	0
Rail + road + sea	0
Air	0
Air + road	0
Air + road + sea	0

Stand: 2025.04.08