• Summary Report of the 408th RSK Meeting

    The BMU representative announced that, with letter of 28.04.2008, the Federal Minister for the Environment Gabriel appointed Mr Bandholz Chairman and Mr Hahn Vice-Chairman of the RSK, both until the end of April 2009.

    The RSK completed its consultation on the joint RSK and SSK statement on the GRS report “Safety requirements on the disposal of high-level radioactive waste in deep geological formations" and passed the draft version to the SSK.

  • Kurzbericht von der 408. RSK-Sitzung

    Der Vertreter des BMU gab bekannt, dass Bundesumweltminister Gabriel mit Schreiben vom 28.04.2008 Herrn Bandholz zum Vorsitzenden und Herrn Hahn zum stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden der RSK bestellt hat, jeweils bis Ende April 2009.

    Die RSK schloss ihre Beratung der gemeinsamen RSK- und SSK-Stellungnahme zu dem GRS-Bericht „Sicherheitsanforderungen an die Endlagerung hochradioaktiver Abfälle in tiefen geologischen Formationen“ ab und übergab die Entwurfsfassung der SSK.

  • Summary Report of the 409th RSK Meeting

    The RSK started the consultations on a statement on the strength theories within the scope of application of the KTA standards in connection with the re-evaluation of components and systems; here: on the issue of the optional applicability of the strength theories according to von Mises (maximum distortion energy theory (Gestaltänderungsenergiehypothese - GEH) and Tresca (maximum shear stress theory (Schubspannungshypothese, SH) in the KTA standards for pipes. The discussion concentrated on the

  • Summary Report of the 407th RSK Meeting

    Following the statement “Loss-of-coolant accidents involving the release of insulation material and other substances in pressurised water reactors - removal of deposits on sump strainers”, adopted at the 406th meeting on 13.03.2008, there was further need for discussion on some requirements in this statement. As a result, the RSK agreed that adjustments in the statement are not necessary.

    The RSK continued its consultation on the joint RSK and SSK statement on the GRS report “Safety requirements on the disposal of high-level radioactive waste in deep geological formations".

  • Summary Report of the 404th RSK Meeting

    The RSK compiled the comments of its working groups for updating the nuclear codes and submitted them to the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) with the request to consider them in its update of the draft module.

    The RSK discussed and approved the statement on the Licensing procedure for decommissioning and dismantling of the Obrigheim nuclear power plant (in German) prepared by the RSK Committee on FUEL SUPPLY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT (VE).

  • Kurzbericht von der 403. RSK-Sitzung

    Die RSK beriet und verabschiedete die vom RSK-Ausschuss DRUCKFÜHRENDE KOMPONENTEN UND WERKSTOFFE vorbereitete Stellungnahme zu "Folgerungen aus Schäden am Mantelrohr von stillgelegten Druckhalter-Heizstäben im Kernkraftwerk Biblis, Block B, festgestellt am 03.10.2005".

    Die Erkenntnisse aus dem Quadripartite Working Group Meeting on Sump Screen Blockage wurden beraten und der RSK-Ausschuss ANLAGEN- UND SYSTEMTECHNIK gebeten, Anforderungen an Maßnahmen zur Differenzdruckmessung über die Sumpfsiebe und zur Rückspülung zu erstellen.