Summary Reports of the Meetings

Please find all summary reports of the meetings below.

The preparation of the summary reports was discontinued with the 536th meeting and replaced by the publication of the agendas.

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Summary Reports

Summary Report of the 455th RSK Meeting

The RSK specified key issues for discussion among the RSK and its committees for 2013, the discussions regarding the understanding of the safety philosophy were continued. The statement on "Pressure and leak tests of components of the reactor coolant pressure boundary and outer systems, especially after repairs" (in German) was adopted. GRS concluded its reporting on the results of first calculations regarding possible criticality in the fuel element storage.

Summary Report of the 454th RSK Meeting

After consultation with the RSK, the BMU appointed Mr. Rudolf Wieland as Chairman of the RSK and Mr. Richard Donderer as Vice Chairman of the RSK. GRS presented results of first calculations on the possible criticality in the fuel pool. The statement “Ultraschallanzeigen am Reaktordruckbehälter des belgischen Kernkraftwerks Doel, Block 3” (detection of flaws in the reactor pressure vessel of Unit 3 of Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant - in German) was adopted, and the consultations on the statement "RSK's understanding of safety philosophy" were continued.

Summary Report of the 453rd RSK Meeting

The RSK discussed on how to proceed with the BMU’s request of advice on the protection of IT systems in nuclear facilities. The statement "“Netzstabilität“ - Rückwirkungen von Stabilitätsproblemen im deen Stromnetz auf elektrische und leittechnische Einrichtungen von Kernkraftwerken und Sicherstellung der notwendigen elektrischen Energieversorgung dieser Anlagen aus dem Netz" (“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) was adopted. Other statements were briefly discussed; they are scheduled for final discussions and adoption at the next two meetings.

Summary Report of the 452nd RSK Meeting

The RSK agreed on the revision of the BMU’s request for advice on measures against a loss of know how and motivation. The RSK discussed the drafts of the statements “RSK-Verständnis der Sicherheitsphilosophie” (RSK understanding of the safety philosophy) and “Ultraschallanzeigen am Reaktordruckbehälter des belgischen Kernkraftwerks Doel, Block 3” (detection of flaws in the reactor pressure vessel of Unit 3 of Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant), but did not yet finalise them. The procedure for the further consultation on the RSK statement on grid stability has been specified.

Summary Report of the 451st RSK Meeting

The RSK prepared the 67th meeting of the Nuclear Safety Standards Commission (KTA) on 13.11.2012. The RSK was informed about the status of consultations in the Committee on PRESSURE-RETAINING COMPONENTS AND MATERIALS (DKW) on the statement “Ultraschallanzeigen am Reaktordruckbehälter des belgischen Kernkraftwerkes Doel, Block 3” (detection of flaws in the reactor pressure vessel of unit 3 of Belgium's Doel nuclear power plant- in German) and continues the consultations on the topic "Verständnis der Sicherheitsphilosophie" (understanding of safety philosophy).

Summary Report of the 450th RSK Meeting

At the meeting, the RSK discussed and adopted the following recommendations and statements: "Recommendations of the RSK on the robustness of the German nuclear power plants", "Redesign of I&C modules and components in nuclear power plants" (in German) and "Operating documents: Requirements and conditions of safe operation” (in German).

Summary Report of the 449th RSK Meeting

At the meeting, the RSK discussed the next steps regarding the final statement of the Reactor Safety Commission on the safety review of German nuclear power plants. It was decided to deal with the BMU’s request for advice on the deformation of fuel elements in the RSK committees. Furthermore, a memorandum (in German) on nuclear safety was adopted.

Summary Report of the 448th RSK Meeting

At the meeting, the RSK took note of the report of the RSK Committee on PLANT AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (AST) on the “Superposition of events with system operating conditions of short duration” (in German) and continued the consultations on the statement “Operating documents: requirements and conditions of safe operation” and on the “RSK’s understanding of the safety philosophy”.

Summary Report of the 447th RSK Meeting

The RSK was informed, among others by the BMU, about the status of the EU stress tests.
The RSK discussed and adopted the following statements:

Plant-specific safety review (RSK-SÜ) of German research reactors in the light of the events in Fukushima-1 (Japan) (“Anlagenspezifische Sicherheitsüberprüfung (RSK-SÜ) deer Forschungsreaktoren unter Berücksichtigung der Ereignisse in Fukushima I (Japan)”) (in German),
Leakages from steam generator (SG) tubes to be postulated: multiple tube rupture/leak opening of wall thickness-reduced SG tubes (“Zu unterstellende Leckagen an Dampferzeuger(DE)-Heizrohren: Mehrfachrohrbruch/Lecköffnung wanddickengeschwächter DE-Heizrohre”) (in German), and
Application of the operating manual during operation of German nuclear power plants (“Anwendung des Betriebshandbuches im Fahrbetrieb deer Kernkraftwerke”) (in German).

Summary Report of the 446th RSK Meeting

The RSK was informed, among others by the BMU, about the status of the EU stress tests and on the progress of work of the RSK ad hoc working groups (see 445th RSK meeting).

The RSK discussed and adopted the following statements:

"Loss of the ultimate heat sink",
"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 Krümmel (KKK), Brunsbüttel (KKB), Philippsburg, Unit 1 (KKP-1) and Isar, Unit 1 (KKI-1)", and
"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".