Safety Assessment of the Research Reactors FRM II and FR MZ After the Fukushima Event

摘要

After the events at the Fukushima-I nuclear power plant (NPP) in 2011 the Reaktorsicherheitskommission (RSK) has carried out an overall assessment of the German nuclear fleet with respect to extreme (beyond design base) events. The RSK is an expert group of operators, technical support organizations (TSO) and scientists that consults the German Federal Ministry of the Environment (BMUB) in questions concerning reactor safety. This paper deals only with the research reactors (RR) FRM II (Garching) and FR MZ (Mainz). The findings of the RSK, its recommendations and their status of implementation will be presented.