TY - CONF A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst T1 - Condition monitoring for lifetime extension of interim storage facilities N2 - The German interim nuclear storage facilities are designed for a 50 year service life and 40-year operating period. They will be needed much longer, as a final repository will not be available until 2050 at the earliest. The objective of ZuMoBau-ZL is to develop a suitable condition assessment and monitoring concept suitable for the structures in interim storage facilities, including life prediction models, with which the remaining service life can be predicted, verified, and monitored as realistically as possible. T2 - IAEA ICARST 2025 CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 07.04.2025 KW - Nuclear waste KW - Interim storage KW - Liefetime extension KW - Reinforced concrete PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-62984 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Innovative Disposal Container Materials: Improved Durability and Manufacturing Feasibility N2 - Deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) is the internationally preferred final waste management option to prevent the biosphere from radiologically relevant release of radioactive nuclides for at least 100,000 to 1 million years. Current repository concepts are based on a multi-barrier system consisting of geological, geo-technical and technical barriers as an engineered barrier system (EBS). Considered host rocks are e.g. crystalline rocks, claystone, or rock salt. In all cases disposal containers are a crucial technical barrier to safely enclose the HLW, either spent nuclear fuel (SNF) or vitrified high-level waste (VHLW) from reprocessing. Depending on the repository concept and the respective safety case disposal containers guarantee the safe confinement of their radioactive inventory not just during handling, emplacement, and potential retrieval but also during the post-closure phase of the repository for a certain period. Required container lifetimes usually vary between 1,000 and 100,000 years depending on the selected host rock and repository concept. During container operation and their long-term disposal, they are subject to various mechanical, thermal, radiological, and geo-chemical/biological loads. Thus, mechanical stability and corrosion resistance in the long-term are among the most crucial challenges. Disposal container components lifetimes are typically calculated based on their time-dependent corrosion behaviour, with the implicit assumption that the design remains structurally stable for the required period. Even though, the durability of several component materials subjected to corrosion processes have been previously studied in detail, the interaction of mechanical processes and corrosion calls for further study, and assessment of the impact of joint degradation modes on component lifetimes will result in a more robust and defensible safety case. Besides, as corrosion occurs in a thin interfacial surface layer between the component outermost surface and the environment, specific R&D work is required to understand the long-term performance controlled by the entire engineered barrier system (EBS) and to feed simulation and extrapolations tools by representative experimental data for validation. Another approach to tackle the corrosion issue is to prevent and/or minimize it, thereby ensuring an even safer disposal. In this approach, materials much less prone to corrosion (e.g., copper, ceramic materials) can be used to fabricate the containers. Alternatively, protective coatings (e.g. copper coating) can be applied to current selected reference materials like steels. Both ways require validation of the materials durability under realistic, accelerated field conditions. The InCoManD work package 9 (Innovative and new Container/canister materials under disposal field conditions), part of the EURAD-2 European Partnership on Radioactive Waste Management (2024 – 2029), will address these issues through a collaborative project involving many countries across Europe (and beyond) with a shared goal. Building on the results of the ConCorD work package 15 (Container Corrosion under Disposal Conditions), part of the EURAD-1 programme (2019 - 2024), the InCoManD work package specifically aims to: (i) provide a better understanding of material degradation mechanisms, (ii) define optimised and innovative material solutions, (iii) develop comprehensive predictive models and common methodologies to enhance confidence in the results produced by each partner, and (iv) train new scientists in this field. T2 - safeND 2025 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 17.09.2025 KW - Radioactive Waste Disposal KW - Disposal Container KW - Deep Geological Repository KW - Engineered Barrier System PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.5194/safend2025-40 AN - OPUS4-64254 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kröll, Mirco T1 - Noch ein Normungsausschuss? Was hinter dem neuen Tribologie-Ausschuss beim DIN steckt N2 - Am 10. März fand die Gründungssitzung des neuen DIN-Ausschusses NA 062-10-21 AA "Tribologie" statt. Er fokussiert den praxisnahen Wissenstransfer zur Lösung aktueller Herausforderungen und beschäftigt sich mit Querschnittsthemen sowie übergreifenden Aspekten. Der Vortrag informiert über den Kontext der Gründung und stellt die ersten Normungsprojekte vor. T2 - 66. GfT Tribologie-Fachtagung 2025 CY - Wernigerode, Germany DA - 01.10.2025 KW - Tribologie KW - DIN KW - Normung KW - Standardisierung KW - Harmonisierung KW - FAIR KW - Verschleißermittlung KW - Oberflächencharakterisierung KW - Terminologie KW - Ontologie KW - Semantik KW - Datenbank KW - Dataspace PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64252 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hajhariri, Aliasghar T1 - Steps towards a safe integration of LH2 into energy systems N2 - Liquid hydrogen (LH₂) is a promising energy carrier for decarbonizing heavy-duty transport and future energy systems. However, its cryogenic storage poses significant challenges, particularly regarding safety and insu-lation efficiency. In mobile applications, multilayer insulation (MLI) under vacuum conditions is widely used due to its lightweight and high thermal resistance. Yet, under accidental scenarios such as fire exposure, MLI can degrade rapidly—leading to increased heat ingress and potential hazards like BLEVE or jet fires. To enable the safe integration of LH₂ into transport infrastructure and, eventually, broader energy supply chains, critical safety concerns must be addressed to gain public and industrial acceptance. This study inves-tigates the thermal degradation behavior of MLI under extreme conditions and introduces a model to quan-tify its impact on heat transfer. The results demonstrate that insulation integrity plays a pivotal role in sys-tem safety, and tailored mitigation strategies can be developed accordingly. These findings contribute essen-tial knowledge toward safer LH₂ storage and support the broader adoption of hydrogen as a sustainable energy vector. T2 - DKV-Tagung 2025 CY - Magdeburg, Germany DA - 19.11.2025 KW - Hydrogen Storages KW - Liquid Hydrogen KW - Safety KW - Energy efficiency KW - Process development PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64853 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst T1 - Emerging technologies for non destructive testing and monitoring of concrete structures in nuclear facilities N2 - For a long time, practical application of non-destructive testing in civil engineering has been limited on simple (but useful) methods such as rebound hammers, ultrasonic pulse velocity measurements, rebar detectors or potential mapping. Since the late 1990ies new methods and devices have been developed for geometry and damage detection, including radar and ultrasonic echo array techniques which brought progress in condition assessment of buildings and infrastructure assets. However, there are still gaps, especially for massive concrete structures used in nuclear facilities, including lack of penetration depth, resolution, or translation of NDT parameters to engineering properties. Recent research tries to fill these gaps. Currently, new ultrasonic devices with greater penetration depth and better resolution depth are developed, including imaging methods revealing greater details of the interior of concrete constructions. Ultrasonic technologies are also extended to nonlinear methods providing baseline free damage assessment and monitoring capabilities. Another example of a technique with a huge potential for concrete constructions is muon tomography, where first field experiments are underway. A review of the potential and limitations of these methods will be given in the presentation. T2 - IAEA ICARST 2025 CY - Vienna, Austria DA - 07.04.2025 KW - NDT-CE KW - Ultrasound KW - Muography KW - Concrete KW - Emerging PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63003 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Popiela, Bartosz T1 - Better with age? Discussion of creep phenomena during initial loading of type 4 composite pressure vessels N2 - A presentation on the impact of creep phenomena during initial loading on the safety of type 4 composite pressure vessels. A statistical evaluation of slow burst tests shows an increase of the survival rate of initially loaded composite pressure vessels (sustained load and increased pressure) compared to the ones tested in a brand-new state. T2 - H2 Safety - Kolloquium (TestCert) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 12.11.2025 KW - Composite KW - Pressure vessel KW - Filament winding KW - Burst test KW - Creep PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64690 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stamm, Michael T1 - Einführung thermografischer Methoden in die Ermüdungsprüfung unter Laborbedingungen sowie bei Ganzblatt-Rotorblattprüfungen N2 - Der Vortrag der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) stellt die Einführung und Anwendung thermografischer Methoden zur Ermüdungsprüfung und Ganzblatt-Rotorblattprüfung vor. Die BAM, tätig in Forschung, Prüfung und Beratung, trägt zur technischen Sicherheit bei und unterstützt die Energiewende. Die Abteilung 8.3 "Thermographic Methods" arbeitet an der Forschung, Entwicklung und Anwendung thermografischer Prüf- und Überwachungstechniken. Passive Thermografie ist eine bildgebende Messung der Oberflächentemperatur, die Informationen über das Innere von Bauteilen liefert. Durch Nutzung von Sonneneinstrahlung und Temperaturschwankungen können auch große Strukturen wie Rotorblätter geprüft werden. Thermische Inspektionen visualisieren Temperaturunterschiede, die durch Material-, Struktur-, Aerodynamik- und Oberflächeneigenschaften sowie Reibungswärme entstehen. Bei rotierenden Rotorblättern wird die Thermografie eingesetzt, um Strömungsphänomene (laminar/turbulent), Oberflächendefekte (z.B. Regen-Erosion) und innere Defekte zu erkennen. Ein Schlüsselprojekt ist die AI-gestützte Bildklassifizierung (LATODA) von über 1200 Roh-Infrarotbildern für die Mangeldetektion. Ziel ist die Entwicklung von zuverlässigen, automatisierten, robotergestützten Verfahren, um Schäden schnell zu erkennen und so Effizienzverluste (AEP-loss) zu vermeiden und die Lebensdauer von Windenergieanlagen zu verlängern. T2 - Mitgliederversammlung des BWE- Sachverständigenbeirates CY - Hannover, Germany DA - 5.9.2025 KW - Thermografie KW - Wind KW - Rotorblätter KW - Inspektion PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64719 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stamm, Michael T1 - Thermografische Ferninspektion von Windenergieanlagen im Betrieb –� Potenziale und Herausforderungen N2 - Rotorblätter zählen zu den kostenintensivsten Komponenten von Windenergieanlagen in Bezug auf Wartung und Ausfallzeiten. Mit der zunehmenden Blattlänge – aktuell bis zu 115 m – steigen auch die Anforderungen an effektive Inspektionsmethoden. Die Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) entwickelt hierfür eine passive thermografische Ferninspektion vom Boden aus, die die klassische visuelle Prüfung durch Industriekletterer ergänzen oder perspektivisch ersetzen soll. Feldmessungen und Laborexperimente belegen das Potenzial dieser Technik, sowohl strömungsbedingte thermische Signaturen als auch strukturelle Anomalien innerhalb der Rotorblätter zu erfassen. Eine besondere Herausforderung liegt in der Trennung dieser überlagerten Effekte sowie in der eingeschränkten Kenntnis der inneren Blattstruktur aufgrund fehlender Designdaten. Um die Methode zur Marktreife zu führen, sind Fortschritte in der Bildverarbeitung, etwa durch eine patentierte Differenzbildung, erforderlich. Der Beitrag stellt die zugrunde liegende Messtechnik, Ergebnisse einer groß angelegten Feldstudie mit 30 Anlagen sowie die identifizierten physikalischen Einflussgrößen (Strömung, Struktur, Emissivität) vor und gibt einen Ausblick auf die nächsten Entwicklungsschritte. T2 - Thermo25 CY - Munich, Germany DA - 12.11.2025 KW - Thermography KW - Wind Turbine Blades KW - Wind KW - Rotorblätter PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64718 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander T1 - Zustandsüberwachung mittels verteilter faseroptischer Sensorik: Technologien, Anwendungen und Potenziale N2 - Der Vortrag beleuchtete den aktuellen Stand und die Zukunftsperspektiven verteilter faseroptischer Sensorsysteme (Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing, DFOS) zur Zustandsüberwachung von Bauwerken, Anlagen und Infrastrukturen. Vorgestellt wurden die zugrunde liegenden Messprinzipien – insbesondere die Nutzung von Streuprozessen (Rayleigh-, Brillouin- und Raman-Streuung) – zur kontinuierlichen Erfassung von Temperatur-, Dehnungs- und Vibrationsprofilen entlang einer Glasfaser. Anhand ausgewählter Anwendungsbeispiele aus den Bereichen Energie- und zivile Infrastruktur wurde gezeigt, wie DFOS-Systeme strukturelle Veränderungen frühzeitig detektieren können. Abschließend wurden die technologischen Entwicklungen, Herausforderungen sowie die Potenziale für zukünftige Monitoring-Lösungen diskutiert. T2 - Fachausschuss Zustandsüberwachung 39. Sitzung CY - Online-Meeting DA - 28.10.2025 KW - DFOS KW - SHM KW - Verteilte faseroptische Sensorik KW - Verteilte akustische Sensorik KW - Brückenmonitoring PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64510 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hajhariri, Aliasghar T1 - Safer Insulation For LH2 (How to do a Business Development) N2 - To expand the hydrogen supply value chain, the transportation of this highly energy-dense material in its liquid phase presents significant challenges. However, developing an efficient and cost-effective insulation solution can substantially improve the economic feasibility of large-scale hydrogen transport. Such improvements not only enhance the profitability of storing and delivering high energy content within a limited volume, but also strengthen the overall value of the supply chain. Ultimately, this will support more efficient integration of hydrogen into the energy system and improve its economic viability. T2 - Workshop of Entrepreneurship HWR University CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 18.10.2025 KW - Super-Insulation KW - Liquid Hydrogen KW - Safety KW - Supply Chain PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-64498 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -