Ahaus interim storage
Ahaus interim storage is a dry storage facility in Germany. Its capacity is not publicly disclosed.
One of Germany's central above-ground dry stores. Germany has shut every power reactor but must still hold the used fuel: its site selection process has not chosen a repository location, and the search has been running since 2017 with no site expected to be named for years.
Facility
| Stage | Back end |
|---|---|
| Operator | not stated |
| Country | Germany |
| Capacity | not disclosed |
| Figure applies to | — |
| Note on the figure | Capacity not publicly stated in tonnes. |
| Status | operating |
| Commissioned | not stated |
| Coordinates | 52.0800, 7.0100 |
Position in the chain
No disclosed capacity, so its share of world dry_storage capacity cannot be stated.
Other dry storage facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clab central interim storage | 11,000tHM | operating |
| HABOG | not disclosed | operating |
| Zwilag central interim storage | not disclosed | operating |
| Gorleben interim storage | not disclosed | operating |
| Central Spent Fuel Storage Facility | not disclosed | operating |
| Ignalina dry storage | not disclosed | operating |
Sources
- World Nuclear Association, Storage and Disposal of Radioactive Waste · retrieved 2026-09-06