From May 10 to 12, 2016, the 47th Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology (AMNT ) took place at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH), featuring numerous plenary and technical presentations on current topics in research, development, and applications in nuclear energy. The Institute for Process Engineering, Process Automation, and Measurement Technology (IPM) at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences once again participated in this year’s event with several presentations, which generated great interest among the audience and sparked lively discussions following the presentations.
Dr. André Seeliger presented both past and planned work by the institute in the field of nuclear safety research. The presentation, titled “In-Core Zinc Borate Precipitations after LOCA in PWR—Past Experiences and Upcoming Investigations,” was given in collaboration with project partners from the Technical University of Dresden and the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf.
In his presentation “Mathematical Modeling for the Exchange of Thermal Radiation Between Fuel Rods in a PWR Fuel Assembly Storage,” Hassan Chahi outlined the current status of his work within the framework of the SINABEL research project.
In his presentation “Theoretical and Experimental Investigations for Diagnosis of the Core State during Severe Accidents,” Sebastian Schmidt presented the status of his doctoral dissertation as part of the workshop “Maintaining Expertise in Nuclear Engineering” (KEK).
From the numerous contributions by representatives from industry and politics, it became clear that national expertise in the field of nuclear energy must be unreservedly safeguarded and expanded, as international activities in nuclear technology sectors must be evaluated and the future decommissioning of nuclear power plants will remain a dominant issue in Germany and worldwide for a long time to come. Accordingly, targeted research and development efforts, as well as the training of academic specialists, will continue to be a high priority in the future.
AMNT 2016 Plenary Session in Hamburg
Contact:
Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
Dr.-Ing. André Seeliger
Phone: 03583 / 61 24 772
Email: a.seeliger@hszg.de