Prof. Dr. Klaus Fischer-Appelt
Chair of Repository Safety, RWTH Aachen University
Since 11.2020 University Professor at RWTH Aachen University, Head of the Chair of Repository Safety
2009 - 2020 Head of the Repository Department in the Radiation and Environmental Protection Division of GRS
1999 Doctorate in Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Mining, Metallurgy and Geosciences of RWTH Aachen University
1994 - 2020 Expert in the Repository Department of the Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH, Cologne, project work in the fields of long-term safety verification of repositories for radioactive waste, remediation of contaminated sites from uranium ore mining, expert advice to the Federal Ministry for the Environment in the planning approval procedure for the decommissioning of ERAM, site selection and comparison of repository systems, among others.
1986 - 1993 Study of geology at RWTH Aachen University, majoring in: Engineering and hydrogeology, geochemistry and geophysics

 

Fields of competence
  • Long-term safety of repositories
  • Site selection and repository system comparison
  • Safety and verification concepts
  • Regulatory basics
Prof. Dr. Klaus Fischer-Appelt

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