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| 21.02.2013 | STATEMENT - "Pressure and leak tests of components of the reactor coolant pressure boundary and outer systems, especially after repairs" (in German) |
| 17.01.2013 | STATEMENT - Detection of flaws in the reactor pressure vessel of Unit 3 of Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant (Doel-3) (in German) |
| 13.12.2012 | RECOMMENDATION - "Grid stability": Impact of stability problems in the German power grid on electrical and I&C installations of nuclear power plants and securing the required electrical power supply for these plants from the grid (in German) |
| 26./27.09.2012 | RECOMMENDATION - Recommendations of the RSK on the robustness of the German nuclear power plants |
| 26./27.09.2012 | STATEMENT - Redesign of I&C modules and components in nuclear power plants (in German) |
| 26./27.09.2012 | STATEMENT - Operating documents: “Requirements and conditions of safe operation" (in German) |
| 03.05.2012 | STATEMENT - Plant-specific safety review (RSK-SÜ) of German research reactors in the light of the events in Fukushima-I (Japan) (in German) |
| 03.05.2012 | STATEMENT - Leakages from steam generator (SG) tubes to be postulated: multiple tube rupture/leak opening of wall thickness-reduced SG tubes (in German) [Published in the Federal Gazette (AT) on 26 July 2012 (B3)] |
| 03.05.2012 | STATEMENT - Application of the operating manual during operation of German nuclear power plants (in German) [Published in the Federal Gazette (AT) on 30 July 2012 (B1)] |
| 05.04.2012 | STATEMENT - Loss of the primary ultimate heat sink |
| 05.04.2012 | STATEMENT - Recommendations on the maximum permissible critical boron concentration to ensure subcriticality after operation in "reflux condenser mode“ during a small-break loss-of-coolant accident |
| 05.04.2012 | STATEMENT - Stress analysis and testability of the weld at the joint between the cylinder and lower bottom head in reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) of nuclear power plants with boiling water reactors of the BWR 69 type nuclear power plants Krümmel (KKK), Brunsbüttel (KKB), Philippsburg Unit 1 (KKP-1) and Isar Unit 1 (KKI-1) |
| 29.02./01.03.2012 | STATEMENT on the nuclear non-mandatory guidance instruments, Revision E (in German) |
| 12.01.2012 |
Report of the RSK- Committee on ELECTRIC INSTALLATIONS (EE) - "Testing and monitoring programme for oil-paper insulated transformers and dry transformers in German nuclear power plants" |
| 17.11.2011 | RECOMMENDATION - RSK’s understanding of the term robustness in the context of the EU stress test |
| 20.09.2011 | Presentation of the consultation results of the RSK working group "USE OF COMPUTER-BASED I&C" (ERL) – “Computer-based safety I&C for use in the highest safety category in German nuclear power plants“ (in German) |
| 07.07.2011 | RECOMMENDATION - Regulations on plant conditions after occurrence of an incident (in German) |
| 11.- 14.05.2011 | Summarising assessment and recommendations of the RSK STATEMENT "Plant-specific safety review (RSK-SÜ) of German nuclear power plants in the light of the events in Fukushima-1 (Japan)" from the 437th RSK meeting from 11 to 14 May 2011 |
| 30.03.2011 | "Preface" and the "Catalogue of requirements for plant-specific reviews of German nuclear power plants in the light of the events in Fukushima-I (Japan)" |
| 16.12.2010 | STATEMENT - Evaluation of the three-pillar concept for testing of safety-relevant valves (in German) |
| 03.11.2010 | RECOMMENDATION - Basic recommendations for the planning of emergency control measures by the licensees of nuclear power plants (in German) |
| 15.07.2010 | STATEMENT - Damage to steam generator (SG) tubes caused by stress corrosion cracking – cause and detection (in German) |
| 17.06.2010 | STATEMENT - Safety requirements at the interface between systems engineering and civil engineering in nuclear power plants (in German) |
| 20.05.2010 | STATEMENT - Requirements for dowel connections in nuclear power plants (in German) |
| 03.09.2009 | STATEMENT - Threat to the containments of PWRs due to hydrogen reactions caused by the ignition effect of passive autocatalytic recombiners(in German) |
| 18.06.2009 | RECOMMENDATION - Requirements on the determiniation of the minimum shift staffing at nuclear power plants to ensure safe operational management (in German) |
| 14./15.10.2008 | STATEMENT - Proceeding for the modification of testing instructions at short notice for in-service inspections (in German) |
| 14./15.10.2008 | RECOMMENDATION - Guideline for the performance of integrated event analyses (in German) |
| 24.07.2008 |
STATEMENT - Strength theories within the scope of application of the KTA standards in connection with the re-evaluation of components and systems Assessment of safety-related aspects regarding the issue of optional applicability of the strength theories according to Mises and Tresca in the KTA standards here: on the issue of the optional applicability of the strength hypotheses according to von Mises (maximum distortion energy theory) and Tresca (maximum shear stress theory) in the KTA standards for pipes (in German) |
| 03.07.2008 | Joint RSK and SSK STATEMENT on the GRS report “Safety requirements on the disposal of high-level radioactive waste in deep geological formations” (in German) |
| 09.05.2008 |
RECOMMENDATION - Requirements on the operating reports of the operators for information of the RSK Annex 1: Forms Annex 2: Examples of contents of the operating reports (texts, graphics) (in German) |
| 13.03.2008 |
STATEMENT - Loss-of-coolant accidents involving the release of insulation material and other substances in pressurised water reactors – removal of deposits on sump strainers Note to this statement (in German) |
| 13.02.2008 | STATEMENT - Influence of hydrogen on the toughness behaviour of irradiated RPV steels - Advisory request on the final report of project 1501267 of the Leibniz Institutes IFW and FZR Dresden of December 2004 (in German) |
| 11./12.12.2007 | STATEMENT - Licensing procedure for the decommissioning and dismantling of the Obrigheim nuclear power plant (in German) |
| 08.11.2007 | STATEMENT - Conclusions drawn from damages at the cladding tube of a shut-off heater rod bundle at the Biblis nuclear power plant, Unit B, detected on 03.10.2005 (in German) |
| 12.04.2007 | STATEMENT - Application pursuant to Section 6 of the Atomic Energy Act for the construction of the Obrigheim interim storage facility (in German) |
| 13.09.2006 | STATEMENT - Synthesis report issued by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection "Conceptual and safety-related issues regarding the disposal of radioactive wastes – A comparison of different host rocks" (in German) |
| 10.08.2006 | RECOMMENDATION - Impact of advanced core loading on the reactivity behaviour of the reactor core and its reactivity control elements (in German) |
| 10.08.2006 | STATEMENT - Description of the state of knowledge about the influence of gamma radiation on toughness reduction of ferritic materials of reactor pressure vessels during operation (in German) |
| 09.03.2006 | STATEMENT - Radiation damage in rock salt (in German) |
| 09.03.2006 | STATEMENT on defective medium-voltage cables with safety significance at German nuclear power plants on the occasion of Reportable Event ME E 13.1/04 - Brunsbüttel nuclear power plant (KKB) "Failure of the auxiliary power supply with reactor scram" of 23.08.2004 (in German) |
| 15./16.12.2005 | STATEMENT - Proposal for requirements on decommissioning in the nuclear rules and regulations (in German) |
| 15./16.12.2005 | STATEMENT - Control of loss-of-coolants accidents at PWRs under consideration of dead volumes in the containment - safety management aspects |
| 15./16.12.2005 | STATEMENT - Current approach for non-destructive tests performed within the framework of recurrent tests on ferritic-austenitic dissimilar welds (statement on main topic 1 of BMU project SR 2360) (in German) |
| 10.11.2005 | RECOMMENDATION - Control of loss-of-coolants accidents at PWRs under consideration of dead volumes in the containment - scientific/technical aspects |
| 06.10.2005 | STATEMENT - Classification of "VO events" according to the safety levels of the defence-in-depth concept and concept for the redefinition of precautions (Vorsorgemaßnahmen - VM) (in German) |
| 08.09.2005 | RECOMMENDATION - Defence-in-depth concept |
| 08.09.2005 | STATEMENT - Definition of component failure postulates |
| 08.09.2005 | STATEMENT - Specification by the company Areva/Cogema regarding high-pressure-compacted radioactive waste (CSD-C) from the reprocessing of German LWR fuel elements (in German) |
| 21.07.2005 | RECOMMENDATION - Requirements for LOCA safety analyses |
| 07.07.2005 | STATEMENT on switch-off of the main coolant pumps during ATWS events at nuclear power plants with pressurised water reactor (in German) |
| 07.07.2005 | STATEMENT - Eddy current indications at control elements - Reportable events 02/2003 at the Brokdorf nuclear power plant, 02/2004 at the Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant, Unit 2, and 08/2004 at the Emsland nuclear power plant (in German) |
| 02.06.2005 | STATEMENT - Licensing procedure for decommissioning and dismantling of the Stade NPP (in German) |
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28.04.2005 |
STATEMENT - BMU project SR 2392 "Use of thermoelements for measuring the temperature of pipe walls in nuclear power plants within the framework of the fatigue analysis" and consideration of the medium influence in fatigue analyses according to the KTA safety standards (in German) |
| 24.02.2005 | STATEMENT on safety-related aspects of conceptual questions on the final disposal of irradiated fuel elements using canisters emplaced in bore holes (in German) |
| 27.01.2005 | STATEMENT - Gases in a repository (in German) |
| 27.01.2005 | STATEMENT - Safety aspects of the use of high burn-up fuel elements under reactivity accident conditions |
| 27.01.2005 | STATEMENT - Project SR 2318 of the BMU "Assessment of the informational value of ultra-sonic and eddy-current examinations of austenitic RPV cladding (in German) |
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16.12.2004 |
STATEMENT on the expansion of the Gronau uranium enrichment facility (in German) |
| 16.12.2004 | STATEMENT - Reportable event "Fuel assembly drop during loading of a transport cask" at Biblis NPP, Unit 1, on 06.08.2001 (in German) |
| 22.07.2004 |
RECOMMENDATION - Management of ageing processes at nuclear power plants |
| 22.07.2004 | STATEMENT - Requirements for the demonstration of effective emergency core cooling during loss-of-coolant accidents involving the release of insulation material and other substances |
| 27.05.2004 | STATEMENT - KTA Safety Standard 2201.1: "Design of Nuclear Power Plants against Seismic Events; Part 1: Principles"; as amended in 6/90 - Recommendations for the review of the safety standard |
| 04.03.2004 | STATEMENT - Incident at the Davis Besse nuclear power plant (USA) rated at INES Level 3 of 6 March 2002, "Boric Acid Corrosion on the Reactor Vessel Head" and lessons learned for German plants |
| 11.12.2003 | STATEMENT - Improper fuel handling at the Gemeinschaftskernkraftwerk Neckar (GKN) nuclear power plant during repositioning of a fuel element (Unit 1, Reportable Event 03/2002) and a primary neutron source (Unit II, Reportable Event 02/2002) (in German) |
| 13.11.2003 | STATEMENT - Reportable event at the Kernkraftwerk Unterweser (KKU) nuclear power plant: Unavailability of one of four main steam safety and relief valves when demanded on 06.06.1998 (in German) |
| 16.10.2003 | RECOMMENDATION - Criteria for alerting civil protection authorities through operators of nuclear facilities, September/October 2003 (in German) |
| 16.10.2003 | STATEMENT - Control elements damages at BWR plants (in German) |
| 18.09.2003 | STATEMENT - Increase of the thermal reactor power of the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant (KKG) |
| 10.07.2003 | RECOMMENDATION - General requirements on the measures for the prevention of impermissible radiolysis gas reactions |
| 10.07.2003 | STATEMENT - Kernkraftwerk Unterweser (KKU) nuclear power plant - Reportable event: Indications at nozzles connecting the feedwater systems to the steam generators (in German) |
| 10.04.2003 | STATEMENT - Implementation of the RSK recommendation "Safety guidelines for dry interim storage of irradiated fuel assemblies in storage casks" in the BfS draft licence for the on-site interim storage facility in Gemmrigheim of the Gemeinschaftskernkraftwerk Neckar GmbH (ZL-GKN) (in German) |
| 10.04.2003 | STATEMENT - Gemeinschaftskernkraftwerk Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant, Unit 2 (GKN-2) - Rupture of a thermosleeve in RHR line JNA 31 (in German) |
| 05./06.12.2002 | Joint RSK and SSK STATEMENT concerning BMU questions regarding the update of safety criteria for repositories (in German) |
| 05.12.2002 | RECOMMENDATION - Safety requirements on the interim storage of low and intermediate level waste in the longer term |
| 07.11.2002 | STATEMENT - Implementation of the RSK recommendation "Safety guidelines for dry interim storage of irradiated fuel assemblies in storage casks" in the BfS draft licence for the Grafenrheinfeld on-site interim storage facility (ZL-KKG) (in German) |
| 10.10.2002 | STATEMENT - Quality management with regard to safety requirements for the fabrication and procurement of fuel assemblies (in German) |
| 05.09.2002 | STATEMENT - Implementation of the RSK recommendation "Safety guidelines for dry interim storage of irradiated fuel assemblies in storage casks" in the BfS draft licence for the Lingen on-site interim storage facility (in German) |
| 11.07.2002 | STATEMENT - Safety of German interim storage facilities for spent fuel elements in storage casks in the event of a deliberate crash of large airliners (in German) |
| 13.06.2002 | RECOMMENDATION - Electromagnetic compatibility - Demonstrating the electromagnetic compatibility of I&C systems in nuclear facilities, 13.06.2002 (in German) |
| 13.06.2002 | STATEMENT - RSK memorandum on the assurance of an appropriate safety culture (in German) |
| 16.05.2002 | STATEMENT - Conclusions drawn from a plant-specific probabilistic safety analysis of low-power and shutdown operation for light water reactors (in German) |
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11.04.2002 |
STATEMENT - Adaptation and Optimisation of Non-destructive Testing Methods on Safety Relevant Systems and Components |
| 07.03.2002 | STATEMENT - Design earthquake for the Biblis site (in German) |
| 07.03.2002 | STATEMENT on current issues of final storage in salt rock formations (in German) |
| 10.01.2002 | Thesis Paper by the RSK Committee on FUEL SUPPLY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT (VE) concerning safety-related requirements for the longer-term interim storage of low- and medium-active waste (in German) |
| 10.01.2002 | Principles for the proceeding regarding the control of ageing processes in nuclear power plants - replaced by recommendation "Management of ageing processes at nuclear power plants" of July 22, 2004 |
| 13.12.2001 | STATEMENT - Failure-induced secondary-side load reduction and failed rod injection in the shared-ownership nuclear power plant Neckar, unit 1 (GKN-1) on 10-05-2000 (in German) |
| 11.10.2001 | STATEMENT on KTA 1404, draft rule (revision) "Documentation during the construction and operation of nuclear power plants" (in German) |
| 11.10.2001 | STATEMENT - Safety of German nuclear power plants to withstand the deliberate crash of a large, fully fuelled aircraft (in German) |
| 13.09.2001 | STATEMENT - New München II (FRM II) research reactor - 3rd partial licence, 13.09.2001 (in German) |
| 13.09.2001 | STATEMENT - Major topics of future R&D concerning the final storage of radioactive waste (in German) |
| 03.05.2001 | STATEMENT - ATWS events - see also continuative Statement of 07.07.2005 |
| 05.04.2001 | RECOMMENDATION - Safety guidelines for dry interim storage of irradiated fuel assemblies in storage casks |
| 01.02.2001 | STATEMENT - Use of free spaces in the cooling pond of the Stade nuclear power plant |
| 09.11.2000 | STATEMENT - Biblis nuclear power plant, unit A (KWB-A), cracks in a weld seam of a pipe (TH system) connecting to the reactor coolant line (in German) |
| 09.11.2000 | Supplementary STATEMENT - Biblis nuclear power plant, unit A (KWB-A), cracks in weld seam YA01 65W (in German) |
| 07.09.2000 | STATEMENT - Consequences of the Criticality Incident at the JCO Uranium Processing Plant in Tokaimura, Japan for German Plants (in German) |
| 06.04.2000 | STATEMENT - Perpetuated application of DIN/ISO 7503.1 for the demonstration of compliance with contamination limits under traffic law concerning surface contamination of shipping packages (in German) |
| 06.04.2000 | STATEMENT - Reportable event N07/98 and event of 23-09-1999 at the Krümmel nuclear power plant (KKK) "Loose lock nuts on control rod drive enclosure tubes" (in German) |
| 10.1981 | RSK guidelines for pressurised water reactors, original version (3rd edition of 14.10.1981) with amendments of 15.11.1996, (in German) |
| 09.1979 | List of systems and components to which the general specification on the basic safety of pressurised components has to be applied (September 79) (in German) |
| 09.1979 | General specification on the "Basic safety of pressurised components" (September 79) (in German) |
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