Re: Train derails - nuclear containers

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

Hi Jozsef,

here is the article as you requested.

Regards,

SAARBRUECKEN, Germany, Feb 4 (Reuter) - A train carrying  
containers designed to hold nuclear waste came off the rails in 
France close to the German border early on Tuesday, the interior
ministry of Germany's Saar state said. 
  It could not immediately be established whether the  
containers were carrying any nuclear material or in which 
direction the train was travelling. 
  A ministry spokesman said the cause of the derailment was  
unclear but three nuclear containers from the Lingen power 
station in northwestern Germany were now standing next to the 
rails. 
  ``The three wagons and the locomotive are standing upright  
in the gravel next to the tracks. Nothing has fallen over, 
nothing dramatic has happened, it's just a derailment,'' the 
spokesman said. 
  The wagons were standing 500 metres (yards) inside the  
French border near the town of Apac, he said, adding that the 
French police had made clear that the containers were now their 
responsibility. 
  The remainder of the train became separated from the  
containers and remained on German territory, he said. 

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