Annual Report 2008 - Siempelkamp
Annual Report 2008 - Siempelkamp
Annual Report 2008 - Siempelkamp
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74 Nuclear Technology<br />
Next to the supply of equipment and other components for<br />
plants, our engineering department processed decommissioning<br />
projects. The dismantling of the biological shield at the<br />
multipurpose research reactor as well as the supply of special<br />
machinery for the disassembly of the KNK (compact sodiumcooled<br />
nuclear reactor facility) at the Forschungszentrum<br />
Karlsruhe (research center) have to be pointed out in this<br />
respect.<br />
For the remotecontrolled disassembly of the fuel element<br />
pool internals at the nuclear power plant Obrigheim we<br />
developed testing equipment in the scope of a research project<br />
in cooperation with the University Karlsruhe (Research University).<br />
This equipment is qualified for use at the nuclear<br />
power plant.<br />
Employees and Social Commitments<br />
To accommodate continued high capacity utilization of the<br />
company we have increased the number of employees<br />
accordingly. Furthermore, we concentrate on the education<br />
and training of young engineers, inhouse specialists and<br />
managers.<br />
To procure the necessary personnel in the area of production,<br />
we launched our own apprentice training center at<br />
the Mülheim location. This center will help in optimizing the age<br />
structure of our workforce.<br />
By supporting universities and other educational establishments<br />
via charitable foundations as well as with personnel<br />
commitment we are continuing our longtime endeavors in this<br />
area. We also continue to support the commitment of the<br />
younger generation in the field of nuclear technology, for<br />
example, by organizing and carrying out the yearly PhD<br />
student competition.<br />
Objectives for 2009<br />
After a successful <strong>2008</strong> we will pursue a careful business policy<br />
in 2009 in light of the financial crisis and the corresponding<br />
global economic problems. In view of the existing energy<br />
supply tasks and Germany’s special position toward energy<br />
policy, an appropriate international orientation of our<br />
acquisition endeavors is required. Based on a very good order<br />
backlog combined with a further improved diversification of<br />
our portfolio and the resulting broader market positioning<br />
especially in the engineering area, <strong>Siempelkamp</strong> Nuclear<br />
Technology looks with careful optimism into the future.<br />
Drilling module of the special machinery used in the disassembly of the KNK<br />
(compact sodium-cooled nuclear reactor facility)
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