Since August 2004, an interim storage facility has been established on the grounds of the nuclear power plant for spent fuel elements with a heavy metal weight of 2,250 tonnes. It contains 192 storage spaces and was placed in operation in 2006."Zwischenlager/Transporte," Deutsches Atomforum e. V.: Kernenergie - Aktuell 2007, Berlin, September 2007. (German) € 30 million have been budgeted for this. Construction of the building (104 m long, 38 m wide, and 18 m tall) was completed at the end of 2005. After interior fitting with electrical, heating, and ventilation equipment, installation of heavyweight hoists, and remaining exterior work, on 25 August 2006 the interim storage facility was opened and the first containers from the power plant moved in.
