• Summary Report of the 484th RSK Meeting

    The RSK was informed about reportable event ME 02/2016 concerning the mechanical abrasion on the rotating assembly of a residual heat removal pump (Mechanischer Abtrag am Laufzeug einer Nachkühlpumpe) at the Grohnde NPP. The Committee on PRESSURE-RETAINING COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS (DKW) will continue consultations on the event. The aspect of MTO will be addressed by the Committee on REACTOR OPERATION (RB). The statement on damage to fuel assembly alignment pins and core components (Schäden an Brennelement-Zentrierstiften und Kernbauteilen) (in German) was discussed and adopted.

  • Summary Report of the 482nd RSK Meeting

    The 482nd RSK meeting was held in Berlin. The RSK was informed about the current status of consultations on the Belgian plants Doel-3 and Tihange-2 in the Committee on PRESSURE-RETAINING COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS (DKW) as well as on the consultations on the topic of lightning with parameters above the standard lightning current parameters of the Committee on ELECTRIC INSTALLATIONS (EE). The main topics of consultations of the four RSK committees were presented.

  • Summary Report of the 481st RSK Meeting

    The consultations on the statement on evaluating the implementation of RSK recommendations in response to Fukushima (Bewertung der Umsetzung von RSK-Empfehlungen im Nachgang zu Fukushima) were continued, and the statement on aspects of the determination of the site-specific design basis flood (Aspekte der Ermittlung des standortspezifischen Bemessungshochwassers) (in German) was discussed and adopted.

  • Summary Report of the 480th RSK Meeting

    After having heard the Reactor Safety Commission (RSK), the BMUB appointed Mr. Rudolf Wieland as Chairman and Mr. Richard Donderer as Vice Chairman of the RSK. The RSK was informed about the workshop of FANC on the restart of Doel-3 and Tihange-2 reactor units.

    The consultations on the statement on evaluating the implementation of RSK recommendations in response to Fukushima (Bewertung der Umsetzung von RSK-Empfehlungen im Nachgang zu Fukushima) were started.

  • Summary Report of the 479th RSK Meeting

    The Committee on PRESSURE-RETAINING COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS (DKW) informed the RSK on the consultations on the full system decontamination of the Biblis nuclear power plant, Unit A, as well as on a reportable event in the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant: “Loosening of a fuel rod bundle from the fuel assembly head”. The recommendation on requirements with respect to spent fuel pool cooling (Anforderungen an die Brennelement-Lagerbeckenkühlung) (in German) was adopted.

  • Summary Report of the 478th RSK Meeting

    The RSK discussed how to handle new information relating to the Belgian plants Doel-3 and Tihange-2.

    Furthermore, the 70th KTA meeting on 10.11.2015 was prepared. The consultations on the recommendation on requirements with respect to spent fuel pool cooling (Anforderungen an die Brennelement-Lagerbeckenkühlung) were continued. The robustness analysis working group informed the RSK on having completed the evaluation of the implementation of RSK recommendations in response to Fukushima.

  • Kurzbericht von der 487. RSK-Sitzung (Klausurtagung)

    In der Sitzung diskutierte die RSK mögliche Beratungsthemen und Aufgaben ab dem Jahr 2022 (Abschalten des letzten Kernkraftwerkes in deland). Die RSK verabschiedete die Stellungnahme "Bewertung der Umsetzung von RSK-Empfehlungen im Nachgang zu Fukushima", DWR-Teil. Der SWR-Teil wird nach Fertigstellung ergänzt, die gesamte Stellungnahme wird anschließend veröffentlicht.  Zum Thema „Blitzeinwirkung“ wird es eine gesonderte Stellungnahme der RSK geben.