atw 2018-05v6

atw Vol. 63 (2018) | Issue 5 ı May
Welcome Addresses for the 49 th Annual
Meeting on Nuclear Technology (AMNT 2018)
29 –30 May 2018, Berlin
KTG (German Nuclear Society)
The Chairman
On behalf of the Kerntechnische Gesell schaft e.V.
I would like to warmly welcome you to the 49 th
Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology. The members
of the KTG once again prepared an excellent
and highly topical programme and special thanks
should be expressed to the members of the Programme
Committee, who contributed personally
and with great engagement in the preparation of this conference.
We also like to thank all our speakers and exhibitors, who formed our
AMNT 2018 as well into a magnet for a national and international
audience.
In the past few weeks important settings, with regards to the final
stage of the life cycle of German nuclear power plants – decommissioning
and disposal of radioactive waste – were made:
• The in Germany largely and politically imposed decommissioning
continues: in February this year Unterweser as 5 th plant in the
“Post-Fukushima era” and Grafenrheinfeld as 6 th plant just a
couple of days ago received the first decommissioning and
dismantling license;
• In many decommissioned plants spent fuel elements were and
still are loaded from the spent fuel pools into Castor® casks and
transferred to the on-site storage facilities.
For us, as nuclear technicians, it is also worth noticing:
• That the German jurisdiction „ideology-free“ e.g. passed judgement
on the “Enforcement of Castor®­ Transportation on the River
Neckar“ or the “Illegality of the Fuel Element Tax“.
• That in our neighbour country Switzerland the power plant
Beznau’s unit 1, after a three-year-interruption of operation, may
start operating again after the operator Axpo was able to prove,
that the reactor pressure vessel does not contain any flaws that
could lead to a failure. Swiss experts and authorities, ideology-free
and supported by the opinion of international experts, verified
and accepted the technical evidence.
• That german nuclear power plants, which are connected to the
grid, generate after all in secured power operation environmentally
friendly electricity, a responsibility, which they will meet
until the last day of the year 2022 and beyond.
During the different formats of our annual meeting we will reflect on
these and further focal points and place emphasis on the professional
dialogue between our national and international knowledge carriers.
This year’s AMNT will also continue with successful formats of young
talents such as Nuclear Energy Campus or Young Scientists’ Workshop.
I am particularly pleased that this year we will not only award the
Karl-Wirtz Prize to one of our young scientists but additionally also
award the honorary membership of the KTG for long term commitment
and merits around nuclear technology, “Innovation Made in
Germany“ and supporting youngsters.
For our annual meeting, I wish all participants’ new insights as
well as interesting meetings, contacts and exchange. Once more also
our very impressive industrial exhibition provides a suitable platform
for this purpose.
And please do not forget: what unites the individual members of
the KTG is the “fascination of nuclear energy”. Get yourself (once
again) infected by it…
DAtF (German Atomic Forum)
The President
It is that time of the year again: Our joint annual
meeting from the DAtF and KTG, the Annual
Meeting on Nuclear Technology is approaching.
On the 29 and 30 May the 49 th edition of our
industry’s key meeting in Germany and one of
the most recognised nuclear expert conference
worldwide takes place. Already today I would
like to bring you attention to the very considerable anniversary we
will celebrate next year: our 50 th Annual Meeting. Please already
save the date today for the 7 and 8 May 2019. Many attractive
additional programme elements will await you!
However, first of all – as usual – an outlook on our once more
highly topical and professionally excellent programme of this year’s
meeting. The list of our speakers within our plenary programme
promises a maximum of interesting and entertaining lectures:
Karsten Möhring MdB (CDU), Dr. Dr. Jan Backmann (Nuclear
Regulatory Schleswig-Holstein), David Peattie (NDA), Dr. Willibald
Kohlpaintner ( Axpo), Dr. Dirk Stenkamp (TÜV Nord Group), Carsten
Haferkamp (Framatome), Jacopo Buongiorno (MIT), Ursula
Heinen-Esser (BGE), Dr. Maria J. Rodriguez (MPI).
Also, outside the plenary session exciting expert lectures are
awaiting you, for example on the implementation of the new EU BSS
in Germany or on the role of radiation protection during the
dismantling, release and disposal. The paradigm shift in nuclear
waste management in Germany and the skills and recourses needed
for safe decommissioning will be discussed. It will be spoken about
the safety of advanced reactor concepts and practical protective
measures in nuclear power plants as well as about aspects of the
safety culture. In addition to many other topics, research projects
such as DEMO or NUGENIA will also be reported. Last but not least
– the Young Scientists’ Workshop demonstrates the strong engagement
of the younger generation and the support by the involved
institutions.
An extraordinary exhibition of companies and organizations
awaits you in the industrial exhibition. While we are very excited to
welcome again country pavilions from the United Kingdom and the
Czech Republic also many new national and international exhibitors
announced their participation at the AMNT. Use the breaks to give
you an idea of the development of nuclear products and services.
And above all: the industrial exhibition offers in this spectrum the
unique opportunity in Germany to establish or deepen contacts
with high-level representatives from politics, public authorities, the
industry, operators, expert organisations and research institutes.
We are very much looking forward to your registration at
www.nucleartech-meeting.com if you are not a registered user yet
to the AMNT 2018.
My especially warm thanks go to all persons involved in the programme
design, speakers, participants, exhibitors and sponsors.
Your involvement and your professional expertise are the decisive
factors for the success of our annual meeting.
Dr. Ralf Güldner
WELCOME TO AMNT 2018 275
Frank Apel
Editorial
Welcome Addresses for the 49 th Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology (AMNT 2018)