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If you did not buy the Echo Pop in the Amazon campaign, Mediamarkt has a good pack with two units and several bulbs

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Amazon devices dropped a few weeks ago during the spring offers party campaign, but since then we have been able to find some offer. Now, during the campaign “April, save“From Mediamarkt, we can buy the Echo Pop pack with wiz bulbs by 99 euros. Pack (2 echo pop + 2 wiz bulbs) * Some price may have changed from the last review What does this Mediamarkt pack bring? First, the pack that the store has includes two units of the Echo popone of the last smart speakers launched by Amazon. Each of them comes with Alexathey can be connected between them to place them in different areas of the house and You can connect other compatible external devices or accessorieslike one sound bar or one Surveillance Chamber. On the other hand, the pack also comes with Two wiz bulbs. They can be connected to Echo Pop to be able to turn them off, turn them off or create routines and timers – through the Amazon Echo – by voice commands using the Alexa voice assistant. It is a good way to make contact with smart devices at home. Mediamarkt has also dropped the price of Another similar pack: It comes with two pop echo, but in this case it includes two Wiz smart plugs instead of bulbs. Personally, it seems more interesting because we can connect any device that goes cable to an electricity, also allowing to create routines or timers. The “bad” is that it costs more, since its price has dropped to the 129 euros. You may also interest you TAPO P100 – Smart Wifi Plug, Remote Control via app, timers and configurable schedules, energy savings link, compatible with Alexa and Google Home, 10 A, 2300 W * Some price may have changed from the last review Philips Hue – Smart LED bulb, E27 cap, warm adjustable light, 9W – 800 Lumens, Bluetooth, compatible with Zigbee and Alexa * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Amazon, Wiz In Xataka | The six best LED bulbs to save on the light bill In Xataka | Best “intelligent” loudspeakers Amazon Echo. Which to buy and recommendations depending on the use

How to improve Chatgpt’s privacy preventing what you write is used to train artificial intelligence

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Let’s explain How to improve Chatgpt’s privacydeactivating the option with which you allow OpenAi to use all the content you write or believe to continue training its artificial intelligence models. It is an option that is activated by default in your profile, but it is easy to disconnect. When you are using chatgpt, if you don’t change anything you are giving the company permission to collect your interactions. Then, these questions that you have asked the AI ​​and the answers generated for you will be used in the future to continue training and improving the models. But if you don’t want this information to be used because it is private, we will tell you how to deactivate it. Disable data sending to chatgpt The first thing you have to do is enter the configuration of Chatgpt. For that, on the mobile click on the side options button and click on your username. In the web version click your profile image and choose the option of Configuration which will appear in the window that opens. If you are on the mobile, what you have to do once you enter the configuration is click on the option Data controls that will appear in the section of Accountwhich is the first to see above all. Once inside, deactivate the option Improve the model for all That will appear in the first place. With this, your content will no longer be used to continue training OpenAi’s models. In the desktop versionwithin the configuration click on the section of Data controls. Once inside, click on Model improvementwhere you will be able Disable the option Improve the model for all That will appear in the first place.

The European car industry has a problem with US tariffs. Your solution is surprising: India

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An attack in a commercial war, a negotiation proposal and a closed door to lime and song. This can be summarized in the last days in the relationship between the United States and the European Union. On April 2, Donald Trump confirmed that the 25% tariffs on cars and the pieces for their production that will go through their borders. At the same time, he also confirmed that he would apply tariffs to almost all countries in the world. The base rate of these last tariffs is 10%. From there, the United States will apply tariffs that climb depending on the commercial deficit that has with those countries and that, according to its president, apply hidden commercial barriers. The European Union will pay 20%. Japan 24%. The threat already amounts to 104% for China. The answers have been diverse. China answered the first tariffs raising commercial barriers, which has cost him the threat we wrote above. Japan has sent emissaries to try to reach an agreement. Europe has put its own proposal on the table: 0% tariffs in the two directions For cars and industrial goods. The answer has been overwhelming. For Donald Trump this is not enough and is not open to negotiate in those terms. In the air a trade is at stake that in 2024 moved 38.9 billion euros. They are the ones paid by the United States for cars from Europe. To them we must add those manufactured by European companies in Mexico and Canada, to which these commercial barriers are also applied. The measure is hard and puts a sector, that of the automobile, which uses more than 13 million people in Europe and did not cross their best moment. In China, European manufacturers are finding huge difficulties in placing their cars now that the market has set their eyes on local manufacturers. In the United States, the production of the product only leaves three ways. One of them is to stop sending cars or stop selling them, as Volkswagen and Mercedes are doing with some models. The second option is manufacture locally But limiting the pieces that arrive from the outside, which is a expensive reinvestment. The third, and last, is to absorb tariffs to a greater or lesser extent and try to limit the rise in the final price. All these options attack the results account of the great European manufacturers. Good because they will sell less, because it will cost them more expensive to manufacture or for the sum of both conditions. Therefore, they already look where their factories or their products can be transferred. India seems to open the arms. 100% to 10% The Indian market is unexplored by large European manufacturers. The difficulties in operating there are maximum. The example is totally contrary to Japanese. In the Japanese country There are no tariffs to the importation of vehicles for local sale. However, the client is particular. In the big cities You can barely sell cars Because regulations on space force a parking space. They do not require Kei Caran extremely narrow and cheap type of car that in Japan dominates perfectly. India, however, is a very protectionist country. Tesla knows the challenge. In 2016 he already tried to enter there opening reserves of their cars for 1,000 euros. Almost a decade later their owners did not have the car or money. Tariffs are 15%… as long as Do not enroll more than 8,000 units When it comes to an electric. An extremely low figure that discourages the industry to sell large amounts of vehicles. Especially since they demand three -year investments seen In addition, so far they have had another problem. The potential client needs extremely cheap cars and with Very specific technical issuesas a free height to the ground higher than usual since the roads are in very poor condition. Adapting cars is a company to spend money on developing a product that must compete in extremely low prices. However, Europe seems to be willing to reach an agreement with India. And India is willing to listen to Europe and open the door. This is what they maintain in Reuters which ensure that the European Union and the Asian country are looking for a Agreement to reduce tariffs of import that are now 100%. In the news agency they point out, however, that although India is willing to reach a 10%tariff. Local manufacturers such as Tata or Mahindra press to impose their conditions. These are not going down 70% in tariffs on gasoline cars and gradually reduce tariffs up to 30% in successive phases. Of course, in the case of the electric car they do not want to reduce tariffs until 2029. Negotiation comes just when the United States has also pointed in the same direction. As we counted, Tesla has long wants to enter the market but Negotiations have intensified Since 2023. A four million vehicle market is juicy enough to seek solutions now that relations between the United States and Europe harden. Manufacturing in India is also an opportunity for manufacturers to give out to their lowest vehicles. The industry has long proclaimed that selling electric cars of 20,000 euros is not profitable in current conditions. That’s why Automotive News He pointed out that the Volkswagen Group has been evaluating this possibility. Carlos Tavares, at the head of Stellantis in 2022, I also pointed that India was one of the markets to conquer. And, according to ReutersByd has also shown interest in entering the country. Photo | Suroor Haider and Volkswagen In Xataka | “A hole we have never seen”: 25% tariff

The US has finally formalized the 104% tariff to China. Act then Apple has ceased to be the most valuable company

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There is no truce for large technological ones. This same afternoon, The White House has made official A 104% tariff to imports from China. The decision, which marks a new tension peak in the commercial war that Donald Trump unleashed, has not taken to agitate the markets. The consequences have been immediate. Apple, the great victim. Although in Spain it is almost midnight, in The east of the United States the markets have just closed with red numbers. Apple led the falls with a collapse of almost 5% in a single daywhich adds to the accumulated retreat of 23% since this new wave of tariffs began last week. The company has seen how its stock capitalization fell to 2.59 billion dollars. That decrease has been enough for Cupertino’s firm to lose the most valuable quoted company title in the world. The throne is again for Microsoft, which has closed the day with an even more pronounced fall (-7%), but with a slightly higher capitalization: 2.63 billion. A rivalry that remains alive. In the last five years, Apple and Microsoft have alternated several times the leadership in the markets. However, since mid -2024, Apple had established itself at the top, benefited by the good behavior of their income and the trust of investors. Microsoft, meanwhile, suffered a correction in the middle of last year, when doubts began to emerge about the sustainability of their investments in artificial intelligence. The market feared that the expense was excessive and unprofitable in the medium term. Falls in chain. The punishment has not been exclusive to Apple. Other great technology have also closed in red. Nvidia, third company for stock market capitalization globally, has dropped 1.37%. Amazon has retreated 2.62%, while Alphabet (Google) has lost 1.78%. Nor has Asml, the Dutch giant of the semiconductors, who has suffered a 3.32%drop. The origin of the conflict. It all started last week, when the Trump administration decided to reactivate commercial pressure on China with a 34% tariff on certain products. The measure was presented as a “reciprocal” action, but in Beijing it did not like. The Ministry of Commerce responded with a warning: “If the United States insists on following its own path, China will fight until the end.” Trump imposed an ultimatum: if China did not turn before Tuesday, it would impose a new 50%tariff. Beijing did not yield, and Washington either. In fact, in the last hours it had been leaked that the Chinese government even valued the distribution of American films as a form of symbolic retaliation. The result: confirmed climbing. The lack of agreement has led to the announcement that the markets have exploded: the new 50% tariff comes into force on Wednesday, shortly after midnight in Washington. In addition to existing taxes, the total exceeds 104%. Images | Xataka with chatgpt In Xataka | The US tariffs are already hurting two of the companies that support Taiwan’s economy: TSMC and Foxconn

It will be the fastest civil plane in the world from the Concorde

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The private jet industry is about to break a new barrier. Bombardier finalizes the details for the entry into service of the Global 8000its most ambitious business plane to date, and one that spares in shocking figures: it will reach a maximum speed of Mach 0.94 – the highest in civil aviation from the concorde, that arrived in Mach 2.04– And it will offer an intercontinental scope of 14,800 km. We are facing a model that not only pretends to be the fastest, but also the most versatile. The Global 8000 has been designed to offer speed, autonomy and comfort in equal parts, with the ability to take off from short clues and operate in adverse weather conditions. In other words: more destinations, faster, and with less limitations. A speed monster (and ambition) During trial flights, The Global 8000 even exceeded the planned limits. Its cruise speed will be Mach 0.92, well above the standard in current civil aviation. With these figures, it exceeds direct competitors such as the Gulfstream G700 and the Cessna Citation X+both with a maximum speed of Mach 0.93. Bombardier calls it “the fastest business jet on the planet.” And it is. This translates into routes such as Singapore-Los Angeles or London-Perth without scales, something unthinkable for almost any plane that bears the name of an airline. Its Smooth flĕx wing wing is key: it is designed as “two wings in one”, capable of offering low speed and efficiency stability in high speeds. All, With Turbofán General Electric Passport engines that combine power and efficiency. The first global production is already in the final assembly phase at the Bombardier facilities in Toronto, where the company concentrates the manufacture of its most advanced models. The process advances according to the scheduled calendar for its entry into service in 2025. Who will premiere this aircraft will be Netjets, the American executive aviation company that has opted to incorporate this model into its long -range fleet. An interior at the height. Inside, the Global 8000 literally seems a luxury spacecraft. It has four independent habitable areas, seats with zero gravity position (The Nuage, patented by Bombardier) and a main suite that can include double bed and shower. All that with a pressurized cabin at 2,900 feet and an air renewal system with HEPA filters capable of eliminating up to 99.99 % of particles. What makes this plane so special is that all this can be in a design that can operate from small airports, even on wet tracks, where many other jets simply cannot land. In adverse conditions, you can use up to 2,050 airports, something that the manufacturer says it is more than its direct competence. Technology and efficiency until the last detail. In the command cabin, the pilots will find the Bombardier Vision Flight Deck, An optimized environment with Fly-By-Wire controlsgraphic flight planning and state -of -the -art connectivity. All focused on making the most fluid flight experience, both for crew and passengers. Images | Bombardier In Xataka | Faced with the fear of losing a fortune, the US denies a button off its F-35. It has something worse: the control of the “blue line”

threatens to make the use of AI more

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Artificial intelligence is already part of our day to day. We use Chatgpt either Gemini to plan vacations or summaries, and applications such as Adobe Express either Canva To create memes or images. Sometimes with free functions enough, but in many cases we end up paying a subscription. In the business field, the situation is a bit different. Companies usually pay from the first use to access AI tools that promote their own initiatives, such as customer service chatbots or data analysis systems. The threat of tariffs. Both private users and companies could end up paying more for the use of AI. The reason: The most recent tariffs that the White House is imposing. Although the direct impact will mainly affect the United States, we live in a globalized digital environment. And there are several factors that can make the price increase extend to the rest of the world. More expensive data centers, more expensive services. The Wall Street Journal points That the tariff war promoted by the United States can make the construction of data centers more expensive, which would somehow impact the price of AI services. The focus is in steel and aluminum: two key materials not only to lift the physical structure, but also for cooling systems, server racks and trays for wiring. Chips are also in the equation. The conflict also reaches the semiconductor industry. Although some devices are exemptcertain GPU designed for AI are included in the new tariffs. The supply chain in this sector is global and complex, and these measures can generate cascade effects. Muddu Sudhakar, Aisera CEO, warned that if building data centers is more expensive, artificial intelligence systems will also be operated. It is not yet known when the impact will come. At the moment, the real scope of these possible changes in the rates is still clear. Trump’s commercial policy continues to redefine itself, and many projects in progress continue with components acquired before the new tariffs are activated. It is time to wait to know if at some point in the coming months the subscriptions to AI services will be more expensive. A trend that was already coming. Even before this scenario, the most expensive subscriptions already appeared the leg. The plan Chatgpt Pro of 200 dollars a month It is a clear example. The generative AI is the face of maintaining, and although there are no exact figures, several experts agree that their profitability is still far. According to The InformationOpenai hopes to achieve benefits only in 2029. Until then, the business will continue to lose money. The deceleration is also a reality. It should be remembered that a certain brake was noticed in the construction of data centers since before the new wave of tariffs was announced. Microsoft, one of the largest investors in this type of infrastructure, canceled or postponed several projects in the United States and Europe. According to TD Cowen analyststhe decision responds to both excess offer and adjustments in your agreement with OpenAI. Images | Solen Feyissa | Michael Pointner In Xataka | After the sales crisis in China, luxury cars turned to the US: tariffs have returned to the harsh reality

The largest nuclear power plant in Europe has been closed by the war in Ukraine. Now the United States wants to reopen

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At the beginning of the Ukraine War, the first thing the Russian Army did It was taking control of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe: Zaporiyia. During these three years, the Kremlin has established a military base and has been the objective of attacksso it has remained closed. Recently, the United States has decided to reopen this booty. Your part of the cake. There was no agreement with any of the two parties around To the rare earthsnow the focus is positioned in the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. In a telephone call, Trump suggested to Zelenski that the United States could help to manage, and possibly possess, Ukraine nuclear energy plants, according to a statement by the US presidential administration to which which has had access Reuters. All this to guarantee the energy security of Ukraine. The problem with “property.” From the same medium They have pointed out that the problem came with the word: “property.” The Ukrainian president has revealed that he would have no problem that the US investing money, only in the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant to rebuild it once again recover it. However, reject in a resounding way Give the central because they do not want to lose energy sovereignty in the country. A strategic central. The control of the largest nuclear power plant in Europe has reinforced Moscow’s power over the region, making it an energy pressure tool. According to The Washington PostRussian Foreign Minister has declared that the transfer of the central to any other nation is “impossible”, a position that highlights the strategic importance. A great loss for Ukraine. The largest nuclear plant in Europe is a great booty of war. In fact, for the nation of Zelensky it has meant a very large loss, since before the occupation it represented 20% of the country’s electrical production, such as They have reported in The Washington Post. In addition, the Ukrainian nation is now forced to allocate its limited resources to avoid a nuclear crisis. However, since the Russian occupation it has remained closed. Security problems From the closure of the plant, both parties They have accused mutually bombarding her repeatedly, so they had to close it for the risk of attacks and the growing concern for the integrity of cooling systems. Until today, the nuclear power plant has not produced energy again and has been negatively reflected in the Ukrainian electricity network. Can it be reactivated? The central was operated by Energoatom a Ukrainian public society. Its executive director, Petro Kotin, has warned in an interview for The Guardian on the problems that exist safely restart the Zaporiyia nuclear power plant. The senior executive stressed that there is a lack of trained personnel, the damage to infrastructure and the insufficiency of cooling water, after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in 2023 reduced access to the water of the Dnieper river. In an assumption that Ukraine recovered control of the central, Kotin explained that the restart process would take a long time between two months and two years, depending on the state of the nuclear plant. Moscow’s position. Russia has made it clear that it has no intention of giving control of the Zaporiyia plant and has plans to reactivate the plant, but it has not yet specified when it would happen. According to The Washington Postthe future of the Zaporiyia plant remains one of the main challenges that will define not only the energy balance of the region, but also the course of the Ukraine War. Image | DPA Germany Xataka | A Russian drone has opened one of the greatest engineering works. The problem: it was the sarcophagus of Chernobil reactor 4

Five five flights full of iPhone from India

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At the end of 2019 Apple made a decision regarding the manufacture of the Mac Pro: it would stay in Texas To dodge the commercial war with China. Five and a half years later Apple – like the rest of the world – meets the dilemma of what to do before a global commercial war. In Cupertino in fact they have already taken some surprise measures. IPhone full aircraft. As they point out In The Times of IndiaApple wanted to advance to the application of these tariffs. At the end of March he fought five commercial airplanes in India and filled them with iPhone to send them to the United States. Everything to avoid those new reciprocal tariffs taxes by Donald Trump and that were activated on April 5. Inventory to fall (a little) the storm. The measure allows Apple to have its iPhone inventory full in its United States stores. In this way they can protect Apple from the impact of tariffs for at least a time. Sources close to the company indicated that Apple has also transferred part of its China inventory to the United States, and that despite the fact that this is a period in which sales slow down in the United States. Or they decelerated, in the past. Buy, foolish. The threat of price increases on iPhone has caused some urgency among Apple products buyers. As they reveal In BloombergDuring the last weekend Apple’s physical stores lived a flood of purchases. According to the employees of the firm, the influx of visitors and the rhythm sale was more typical of intense Christmas days than of a “quiet” weekend of early April. Diversify at all. The company led by Tim Cook has been diversifying its manufacturing strategy to avoid excessive dependence on China. It has moved part of its production to countries like Vienam or India, but those plans now They have been torpedoated For Trump’s tariffs, which especially affect To the countries of the Asian region. Importing from India is bad, but doing so from China is much worse. Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are 26% for India, but they are (for the moment) of 54% for China. Put to choose from where to import the iPhone that are manufactured outside the US, it is much cheaper to do it from India, and the country thus becomes the “less bad” solution to mitigate the impact of tariffs. At the moment there are no price increases. It is soon to know how Apple will react to tariffs, but most likely she, like all, Have to raise prices. Chopping those planes full of iPhone gives some margin of maneuver and time because raising prices is probably a measure that they make at the same time globally. If they can delay something the measure in the US, that is theoretically good news for potential buyers in the rest of the world. Image | Patrick Campanale In Xataka | Nike is caught in a perfect storm: the new US tariffs are his last lunge

Tariffs have returned to the harsh reality

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The luxury car market has always stood out for the Exclusivity and scarcity marketingso your clients are accustomed to waiting for two years and exorbitant prices in Customization concept. However, the imposition of tariffs To the Trump automobile sector, draws a new scenario that considerably increases the price of cars that already They are very high. How do the world’s most prestigious brands respond to these challenges? Tariffs and their impact on the automobile sector Unlike Generalist automobile sectorin which manufacturers have distributed factories in various parts of the world, manufacturers of supercoches or luxury cars tThey have a much more localized production. Its annual production is not measured in millions of units manufactured as in the generalists, but in hundreds and even in a few tens of cars a year. This leaves these manufacturers in a very delicate position because they do not have the same capacity to move their production (or part of it) to the US to avoid tariffs. Therefore, luxury brands such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, Porsche and Jaguar already prepare their strategy to face the new tariff policies for their US clients. Policy change has caught manufacturers at a time of expansion to the US, after Sales fall in China who have experienced brands such as Ferrari or Porsche in 2024. These brands looked at the US hoping to expand their market share there to compensate for the fall in China. Apply a overruns up to 25% To their products will complicate the expansion in this market, so they have had to rethink their strategies. Each brand has opted for a different solution. Ferrari: Price increases in direct response Ferrari has been one of the first luxury brands to adopt a position against tariffs: it will assume part of the tariff cost, and the prices of some of its best -selling models in the US will increase by 10% to compensate for it. In statements for CNBCBenedetto Vigna, CEO of Ferrari, said that, although it is true that Ferrari buyers have a High purchasing powerthe company is aware of not moving all the additional cost of the measure. “When we consider the client, we consider that, to buy a Ferrari, these people have to work. We have to respect them. Because for us, the most important thing is the client. Therefore, we must ensure to treat them correctly,” said Vigna. In a Communicated statement By Ferrari, the manufacturer announced that it maintained the same commercial conditions before April 2 for Ferrari 296, SF90 and Rome, regardless of the import date. For the rest of the models, Ferrari establishes that they will be affected by a 10% increase for all models that have been imported after April 2, including the SUV Purosangue12Cilindri and the Ferrari F80. Therefore, Ferrari’s strategy is to maintain its profit margin without giving up the quality and exclusivity that defines its vehicles. According to data De Ferrari, of the 13,752 vehicles that left Maranello in 2024, 3,452 did it to the US, which reflects the importance of the North American market for the Italian brand. Porsche use Volkswagen as lifeguards Although Porsche has not yet adopted an official position in this regard, Oliver Blume, executive director of Volkswagen, declared In an interview with CNBC that the supercar manufacturer He could benefit from his alliance with Volkswagen to manufacture some of its models in the factories that the German group has in the US. “We have an industrial cooperation agreement with Volkswagen and, in the end, we are working closely together, so this should play a role,” said Blume. This movement would allow him to avoid the import cost for some of his models, which would reduce the final invoice of the application of tariffs, although the brand has not spoken about a price policy about it. According to published German half hAndelsblattPorsche is considering taking part of its SUVs segment and electrical models to US territory, taking advantage of the facilities that Volkswagen has in Chattanooga (Tennessee). Beyond the problems posed by tariffs, Porsche faces a complicated year in terms of sales. According to The published by The Guardianits sales in China and Europe have resent this first quarter and, although it has registered a 37% sales rebound in the US, this may be due to delayed orders from 2024 by the rates to the Chinese components of Europeand the anticipation of purchases due to the entry into force of tariffs. Lamborghini: Alternative scenarios before the tariffs Lamborghini’s response has been less direct than Ferrari’s and It still does not have an official position about itbut USA represents a 30% of total sales that the brand did in 2024. The Italian supercar manufacturer has indicated that he is evaluating different scenarios to manage the Impact of US tariffs. Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Lamborghini, declared to Bloomberg that “we constantly work to keep up on the situation. We have daily meetings, in which you participate personally, and have personnel who analyze the situation constantly.” Like Porsche, Lamborghini belongs to the Volkswagen Group, so the option of moving part of the production is a possible output. However, His supercoches They have a great dependence on European components, which complicates their transfer. “If there are problems in the supply chain, we must address them; this is what we did during the Covid,” Winkelmann said. Rolls-Royce: Tariffs, what tariffs? In the case of Rolls-Royce, the British brand has decided maintain its production in Europe and will not move to the United Statesdespite tariffs. A brand spokesman said that: “We are currently evaluating the announcement in detail and we ask for its understanding since we cannot make more comments at this time.” This is due to the profile of their clients, who tend to be extremely rich and less sensitive to price increases. Rolls-Royce has declared that, although tariffs increase import costs, they trust that their customers in the US are willing to absorb those additional expenses. This position reinforces the ultraexclusive character of the brand … Read more

700 tons of nuclear waste have arrived in Germany from England. Germans are not quite happy

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A very particular shipment has landed on the German coasts. The special ship for the transport of nuclear waste Pacific Grebe docked in the port of Nordenham, northwest of Germany, transporting highly radioactive waste from the United Kingdom. Upon arrival, It was received by antinuclear activists and a strong police device. The controversial delivery. In total, seven castor nuclear containers, each four meters long and with a weight of more than 100 tons. More than 700 tons of nuclear waste in total only with this shipment. It’s about high -level waste (HLW) subject to a vitrification process. That is, mixed with liquid silicates and sponsored in stainless steel cylinders that are sealically sealed once the glass solidifies. These cylinders are then introduced into Castor containers, made of cast iron and stainless steel, a robust armor against radiation. They are German waste. The remains of the reprocessing of nuclear fuel used in former German centrals, which until 2005 was sent to facilities such as Sellafield’s in the United Kingdom and Hague, in France. Although Germany closed its last nuclear centrals in 2023, it has the contractual obligation to recover waste. This is the second of the three shipments planned from Sellafield to complete the repatriation of German nuclear waste. The first arrived in 2020 and was stored in Bibliis. Shipments from France concluded in November 2024. Once in Nordenham, Castor containers are moving with cranes to a special train. Before embarking on the ground, technicians make measurements to ensure that radiation levels comply with legal limits. The train takes the remains to a Intermediate storage In Narderaichbach (Bavaria), next to the old nuclear power plant in ISAR. The exact route remains a secret for security reasons. Why protests? The arrival of new waste has revived the debate and nuclear opposition in Germany. Groups like Ausgestrahlt (“Irradiada”) and Castor-Stoppen (“Stop the Castor”) have organized the protests. They argue that every movement of these materials “entails a huge risk” and criticize that the waste moves to Temporary storesinstead of waiting to have a deep geological cemetery definitive. Move them now, They say“only postpone the problem and do not solve it”, and ask that the waste only transports once towards their final destination. More protests are expected along the route that will presumably follow the train, including cities such as Bremen and Göttingen. There is a strong police deployment around these transports. The temporary stores. Germany faces the challenge of managing about 27,000 cubic meters of accumulated radioactive waste for 60 years of nuclear energy. For now, these materials are stored in 16 temporary stores distributed throughout the country. The search for deep geological storage to bury them definitively is underway, but it is a long and complex process, As Finland has demonstratedwhose example now follows countries that are closing their nuclear plants; Germany and Spain at the head. In short. Germany is fulfilling its international obligations by bringing its own nuclear waste back. It is what promised the United Kingdom and France. But each shipment reopens the wound of an unresolved problem: the lack of a permanent and safe home for the most delicate legacy of its nuclear era, which generates restlessness and protests between part of its population. Image | Download a Castor container in 2001-Dennis140 (CC-BY-SA) In Xataka | Switzerland will come true the invention of Nobel Carlo Rubbia: a nuclear power plant that reduces 80% of radioactive waste In Xataka | France has presented a striking plan for its nuclear waste: converting them into forks and pans

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