Protection and Civil Defense
Shelters
Emergency Shelters
Atoomschuilkelder Parkeergarage Oss
Full name of site:
Atoomschuilkelder Parkeergarage Oss. Civil Nuclear Protection Shelter in Parking Garage Oss
Location:
Oostwal 177, 5348 JH Oss, Holland
Operational period:
1986
to
1991
Primary user:
Municipality Oss
Description:
The civil nuclear protection shelter was built between 1980 and 1986 in combination with an underground public parking garage. To accommodate up to 4000 people, there are separate rooms with decontamination facilities, toilets and stores. There is also an emergency generator and water supply. Only the parking garage is public accessible. Visits to the other rooms should be booked.
Ownership:
Municipality Oss
Valuation of authenticity and integrity:
Baseline 1991. The building, the interior and the equipment are considered to be intact.
Status and access:
Access: partial. The building is a public parking garage and some original constructional elements linked to its purpose as a nuclear shelter can be seen from the publicly accessible areas. Visits to locations such as the decontamination, toilet and storage areas can only be booked on request.