Final meeting EU project AMHYCO, Madrid
After a project duration of 4.5 years, the EU project AMHYCO will come to an end at the end of March 2025.
The final meeting for the project consortium took place on February 26-27, followed by an open workshop for interested participants from research and industry held by the project coordinator at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
During the meetings, the results and findings of recent years on the topic of risk management of flammable gases in containment under realistic accident conditions and the associated improvement in the use of simulation codes were discussed. Miriam Müer took part in both events on behalf of the PSS working group, which was involved in the project work throughout its entire duration.
Excursions as part of the nuclear power plant technology lecture
Once again this year, students on the nuclear power plant technology course had the opportunity to experience the lecture content in practice. As part of two excursions in January, they visited the Urenco uranium enrichment plant in Gronau and the production of CASTOR© casks at the Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service in Mühlheim. In Gronau, the students were able to discover the company grounds in small groups after a fascinating company presentation with lots of interesting key data. The production process from delivery to filling was explained in a relaxed atmosphere. In Mülheim, the excursion began with a presentation on development and production as well as the special features of the transport and storage containers. This was followed by a tour around the production facility, where CASTOR© and MOSAIK© containers could be viewed from the raw state to the finished assembled product. At the end of the excursion, the unique ultrasonic testing station for the cast iron blanks was also visited.
PSS would like to thank Urenco Deutschland and GNS for the opportunity to give the students this practical experience!
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Last update: Mar 06, 2025
