Facts & figures
Current transport licences and transport operations
The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) issues licences for the transport of nuclear fuels and large sources. However, with less than 500 transports per year, these represent only a small proportion of the total number of transports of radioactive material. Most of the transports involve radioactive materials used for measuring, research and medical purposes, which are not licensed by BASE.
Transport licences issued by BASE may be valid for single or multiple transports, and are generally limited in time. The longest possible period of validity is three years. It is not obligatory for the holder of a licence to use it.
Current transport licences
The currently licensed 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):
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 2013–2023
The following survey shows
- how many licenses were granted by BASE between 2013 and 2023 and
- how many transports of and large sources were carried out on the basis of these licenses.
Year | nuclear fuel | large sources | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
licenses granted | transports carried out | licenses granted | transports carried out | |
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 |
2013 | 100 | 423 | 11 | 10 |
Nuclear fuel transports carried out 2003–2023, by transport destination
The graphic shows the transports of the past years broken down by
- national transports only,
- export transports,
- import transports and
- transit transports.
The following graphic shows the shares of transport destinations in 2003, 2013 and 2023.
Nuclear fuel transports carried out in 2023, by mode of transport
In 2023, 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 |
---|---|
Road | 369 |
Inland waterway | 0 |
Sea | 0 |
Sea + rail | 0 |
Sea + road | 0 |
Rail | 0 |
Rail + road | 0 |
Rail + road + sea | 0 |
Air | 0 |
Air + road | 0 |
Air + road + sea | 0 |
Total | 369 |
Stand: 2024.12.17