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Large protests took in Germany and France over the weekend over the of nuclear waste between the two countries. Tens of of protesters took part in one of the biggest anti-nuclear in years. Police in France had to cut people who had chained themselves to the railway track on which the spent nuclear fuel would . The protestors caused a lot of disruption to the , the first in two years. Authorities had to reroute the convoy of 11 train cars to those protesting causing a serious accident. The 154 tons of waste eventually crossed the French-German border and arrived in the town of Dannenberg early Sunday morning. It will be used by Germany’s nuclear power agency to the country with electricity.

The shipments of nuclear waste have been a controversial over the past decade. There was extra in Germany this year because of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s to keep her country’s 17 nuclear power plants working for 12 years longer than was planned. Many this will increase the likelihood of accidents. There is considerable opposition to her plans in Germany. Over 50,000 rallied in Dannenberg. A Green Party leader, Juergen Trittin, told the crowd: "Merkel provoked society by extending the lifespan of nuclear power and this is the people's ." Protestor Elke Hinrichsmeyr, 71, said: "We're that this government wants to extend the use of nuclear power. They've ignored the of the people."