Brokdorf between 10,000 police and 100,000 anti-nuclear protesters. 1984: 4,000 anti-nuclear protesters blocked all access roads to Gorleben for 12 hours. 1986: 100,000 people demonstrated in the Bavarian village of Wackersdorf against a planned reprocessing plant. 1986: After the Chernobyl disaster, hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against nuclear power in various locations. 1995: From the mid-1990s onwards, anti-nuclear protests were primarily directed against transports of radioactive waste called "castor" containers. 1996: Sit-ins against the second castor consignment bringing nuclear waste from La Hague in France to Gorleben. 1997: The third castor transport reached Gorleben despite the efforts of several thousand protesters. 2004: A 21-year-old man was killed during protests against the castor transport after a train severed his leg. 2008: 15,000 people protested against the eleventh castor transport. 2009: Tens of thousands demonstrated in Berlin under the motto "Turn Them Off", and called for the decommissioning of all nuclear facilities worldwide. 2010: 120,000 people formed a 120-kilometre long human chain between the nuclear power plants at Krummel and Brunsbuttel, to protest against the federal government's nuclear policy. 2011: Following the Fukushima I nuclear accidents in March, regular quiet demonstrations (Mahnwachen) are held on each Monday in hundreds of places in Germany attracting each time more than 100,000 people. On 26 March, 250,000 people protest against nuclear energy in four cities (Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich). On 31 May, Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government announces a phase-out of Germany's nuclear industry by 2022. 2017: Germany demands that Tihange Nuclear Power Plant, in Belgium, be shut down. See also Topics Anti-WAAhnsinns Festival Black bloc Brokdorf Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland Free Republic of Wendland Nuclear power in Germany Nuclear power phase-out Nuclear reprocessing plant Wackersdorf Renewable energy commercialization Renewable energy in Germany Lists List of anti-nuclear advocates in Germany List of Nuclear-Free Future Award recipients List of anti-nuclear power groups List of books about nuclear issues List of Chernobyl-related articles List of nuclear whistleblowers Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents References Further reading Joppke, Christian (1993). Mobilizing Against Nuclear Energy: A Comparison of Germany and the United States Nelkin, Dorothy and Michael Pollak (1982). The Atom Besieged: Antinuclear Movements in France and Germany ASIN: B0011LXE0A External links Photo Gallery: The Return of Germany's Anti-Nuclear Movement Germany's anti-nuclear protesters German Police Hold 250 In Anti-Nuclear Protest Anti-nuclear protesters use tractors to block route of waste shipment After the almost-meltdown in