TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Research activities at BAM related to extended spent fuel and HLW storage N2 - This presentation starts with a brief overview about the current situation of spent nuclear fuel and high level waste storage in Germany followed by a discussion of the expected timeline towards final disposal. Furthermore an overview is presented about research programmes for radioactive waste disposal and also extended interim storage issues due to the delay of the national repository siting procedure. In the second part of the presentation BAM research activities related to extended interim storage are addressed. This includes the status and preliminary results of proactive R&D projects concerning metal seals, degradation effects of polymers used as neutron shielding materials and finally elastomer seals. T2 - RIC 2016 - 28th Annual regulatory information conference CY - North Bethesda, Maryland, USA DA - 08.03.2016 KW - Spent Fuel KW - Extended interim storage KW - Radioactive waste KW - Degradation effects PY - 2016 UR - https://ric.nrc-gateway.gov/docs/abstracts/volzkeh-w22-hv.pdf AN - OPUS4-35614 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Safety demonstrations with regard to extended interim storage N2 - This presentation addresses safety aspects concerning dual purpose casks for transportation and storage of spent fuel and high level radioactive waste. The long term performance of casks and their safety relevant components like sealed lid systems and the long term performance of cask internals, especially spent fuel assemblies are discussed. Transportation after interim storage is another key issue and due to the fact of delayed disposal projects current interim storage periods need to be extended causing additional safety demonstration needs for longer periods of time. Regarding this situation present BAM research activities in this area and their preliminary outcomes are presented. T2 - 5. RAM-Behältersicherheitstage CY - Berlin DA - 16.03.2016 KW - Interim storage KW - Radioactive waste KW - Spent fuel KW - Safety PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-35615 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Extending interim storage of spent nuclear fuel: what are the needs and consequences? N2 - This presentation addresses the current German policy in nuclear waste management and illustrates significant changes throughout the last decades. With the reset of the high level waste repository siting process in 2013 the need for extending interim storage beyond initial license periods will become a future challenge. For that purpose knowledge needs to be enhanced and data gaps need to be closed timely. In addition, international collaboration in R&D and regulatory improvements are explained. T2 - NDC2016 7th Annual Nuclear Decommissioning Conference CY - Manchester, UK DA - 31.05.2016 KW - Nuclear waste management KW - Diposal KW - Storage cask KW - Safety KW - Extended storage PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36353 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Integration across storage, transportation and disposal – important elements of the German program N2 - This presentation addresses the following issues. Unexpected changes in national nuclear policy have significantly affected spent fuel management strategies. The initial German spent fuel and HLW disposal concept has been delayed and finally “reset” by federal law in 2013. Repository site selection criteria and procedures will be defined by the Disposal Commission’s report end of June 2016. Final site selection should be finished by 2031. The consistent German concept of dry interim storage in dual purpose casks has proven to be a safe and secure spent fuel management strategy. The need for the extended interim storage of spent fuel and HLW casks towards disposal implicates additional challenges for the nuclear waste management strategy in Germany. Recently, governmental research programs have been adjusted to address technical and scientific issues also in the predisposal area. Interim storage, subsequent transportation, and final disposal are closely linked. Integrated approaches concerning waste package designs and operations are supposed to be beneficial for the establishment of efficient long-term spent fuel and HLW management strategies. T2 - Reset of U.S. Nuclear Waste Management Strategy and Policy Meeting CY - Washington, D.C., USA DA - 17.05.2016 KW - Nuclear waste management KW - spent fuel storage KW - extended storage KW - nuclear waste disposal PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-36354 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Update on the German Spent Fuel Management Strategy N2 - The presentation provides an update on the German spent fuel Management strategy in the areas of transportation, dry interim storage and deep geological disposal. T2 - IAEA 18th TWG-NFCO CY - Online meeting DA - 07.09.2020 KW - Spent nuclear fuel KW - Final disposal KW - Safety KW - Transport and storage cask PY - 2020 AN - OPUS4-51616 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Container requirements for high-level radioactive waste disposal in rock salt, claystone, and crystalline rock – Outcomes of the research project KoBrA N2 - Suitable containers for receiving high-level radioactive waste are a key elements of every repository system concerning different host rocks like rock salt, claystone and crystalline rock as being considered in Germany. The disposal container design is decisive regarding boundary conditions for the transport, emplacement techniques, and the operational and long-term safety assessment. The systematic derivation of the requirements to be placed on disposal containers forms the basis for a targeted, comprehensible and transparent development of containers that meet the requirements. The presentation summarizes the outcomes of the research project KoBrA. T2 - IGD-TP Symposium CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 20.09.2022 KW - Disposal KW - Container KW - Radioactive waste KW - Safety PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-57021 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger A1 - Orellana Pérez, Teresa T1 - Latest developments in Germany concerning extended interim storage N2 - The presentation explains recent administrative developments in Germany concerning nuclear waste management and adresses national and European R&D funding concepts. National and international collaboration is explained followed by the latest update on long term metal seal investigations at BAM. Finally, fuel cladding failure mechanisms during long term dry storage and related R&D initiatives at BAM are explained. T2 - EPRI Extended Storage Collaboration Program (ESCP) International Subcommittee Meeting CY - Jeju, Korea DA - 15.09.2017 KW - Nuclear waste management KW - Long term storage KW - Spent fuel PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43793 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Update on long-term investigations of metal seals at BAM and future perspectives of spent fuel management in Germany N2 - The presentation focuses on the latest developments of the German nuclear waste management policy including restructering of responsible organizations and the restart of the repository site selection process for high level radioactive waste. The second part illustrates latest results of long term investigations of metal seals at BAM with regard to extended interim storage periods. T2 - EPRI Extended Storage Collaboration Program (ESCP) Winter Meeting 2017 CY - Charlotte, NC, USA DA - 14.11.2017 KW - Spent fuel KW - Metal seal KW - Extended interim storage PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-43796 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Ongoing R&D work at BAM N2 - The presentation provides an update on the German nuclear waste management policy towards final disposal and related reasearch at BAM. Topics include long term investigations of metal seals, investigations of fuel cladding failure mechanisms, and the development of requirements and concepts for high level radioactive waste and spent fuel disposal containers. T2 - EPRI Extended Storage Collaboration Program (ESCP) International Subcommittee Meeting 2018 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 05.06.2018 KW - Radioactive waste KW - Metal seal KW - Disposal container KW - Fuel cladding PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45328 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Qualification of Nuclear Waste Packages - Needs and Challenges from BAM's Perspective N2 - This Presentation adresses the major needs and challenges of qualification processes for nuclear waste packages performed by BAM. Packages include those for high level radioactive waste like spent fuel as well as those for low and intermediate level waste to be disposed of in the Konrad repository. Beginning with the current German nuclear waste management policy design testing capabilities and experience at BAM is explained followed by illustrating the major strategic process to identify future challenges including specific R&D needs. T2 - 5th International Nuclear Decommissioning Summit CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 30.01.2018 KW - Radioactive KW - Container KW - Testing KW - Safety PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44750 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -