Nuclear Engineering & Facility Safety

Stephan Kurth

Head of Facility Safety subdivision / Senior Researcher

Key Projects

Evaluation of events and operational experience in nuclear power plants (commissioned by: Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbH, on behalf of the German Environment Ministry)
Updating nuclear guidelines and standards (commissioned by: Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbH, on behalf of the German Environment Ministry)
Safety review of facility designs (commissioned by: Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbH, on behalf of the German Environment Ministry)

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Stephan Kurth

Nuclear Engineering & Facility Safety
Head of Facility Safety subdivision / Senior Researcher
Darmstadt
+49 6151 8191-108
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Plant safety

Review of the Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG safety management system with regard to the explosion accident at the waste incinerator in Leverkusen-Bürrig

12/15/2021

On 07-21 2021 an explosion accident occured at the hazardous waste incinerator in Leverkusen-Bürrig, which left 7 staff members death and more than 30 injuried. Several technical experts are involved to analyse this event. In addition an independant expert team "Team Jochum" involving the Oeko-Inst
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Evaluation of the safety requirements for the Konrad repository, Phase 2: Independant scientific peer review

11/01/2021

The former iron ore mine Schacht Konrad is beeing converted into a final storage for radioactive waste with negligible heat generation. The planning approval was issued in 2002. The operator, the Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung (BGE) mbH, is carrying out an evaluation of the safety requirements
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Assessment of the periodic safety review of the uranium enrichment facility of the Urenco Deutschland GmbH in Gronau.

07/01/2021

The operator of the uranium enrichment facility (URENCO Deutschland GmbH) is performing the periodic safety review as required by the atomic law (AtG). On behalf of the responsible supervising authority the Oeko-Institute will assess the results of the safety review provided by the operator. The as
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Technical screening and further evaluation of reportable events.

04/01/2021

Screening meetings are organised to discuss reportable events occuring in nuclear reactors. The focus is on the generic importance of these events and the lessons learned. The discussion ist based on the state of knowledge derived from the current operating experience. Experts from various technica
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Evaluation of operational experience in nuclear reactors. Generic analysis and technical advice services.

04/01/2021

The project provides a comprehensive evaluation of the operational experience in nuclear reactors. Generic issues of safety-related importance are analysed regarding the current state of scientific knowledge. Subjects are such as: GRS information notices, exposure to external hazards, MCNP
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Tracking and processing the state of the art in science and technology for alternative disposal options for highly radioactive waste (altEr)

10/12/2020

As a basis for its recommendation, the German Final Repository Commission presented and evaluated different disposal options and committed itself to deep geological disposal in the Site Selection Act. On behalf of BASE, the project aims to determine the current state of science and technology (S&am

Managing the Risks of Carbon Storage through Effective Policy Design

Securing the Underground

September 2024

This study examines the environmental and technological risks of geological storage of carbon dioxide, focusing on offshore sites. Reducing emissions remains the top priority to address the climate crisis, but carbon storage is increasingly seen as necessary to offset remaining greenhouse gas emissi

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Risks of transport by trains, ships, and pipelines

Transport: CO2 conditions during transport

April 2024

Presentation by Stephan Kurth, Workshop "Risks of CO2 storage - How can they be addressed and reduced?", 22.4.2024

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Alternative Disposal Options for High-Level Radioactive Waste

November 2021

Presentation by Dr. Matthias Englert, Simone Mohr, Stephan Kurth & Dr. Saleem Chaudry, 10.11.2021

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Total costs of electro-fuels and direct air captureand carbon storage while taking into account directandupstream emissions and environmental risks

E-fuels versus DACCS

August 2021

Study on behalf of Transport & Environment (T&E) For defossilizing European aviation,synthetic fuels or electro fuels (e-fuels) might play a pivotal role in the longterm.The UK’s Committee on Climate Change, however, suggests that offsetting aviation’s emission from fossil kerosene thro

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Technical characteristics of ageing processes and their possible impacts on nuclear safety in Spain

Risks of Nuclear Ageing

November 2014

Presentation by . Mohr und S. Kurth; Greenpeace, Valencia, November 2014

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Lifetime extension of ageing nuclear power plants: Entering a new era of risk

January 2014

In many countries of the European Union, nuclear reactors will be operated for longer in future than originally planned. Furthermore, the nuclear power plants have to generate more electricity. The components of the nuclear reactors are burdened by both their increasing age (and the associated agein

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The EU Carbon Certification Removal Framework and its methodologies must be improved to deliver on their goals

Blog 12/12/2024

In October 2024, the European Commission presented draft methodologies for the European Union’s Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). These methodologies set out requirements for the certification of carbon removals and soil emission reductions from various mitigation activities.
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The ICVCM approval of three REDD methodologies presents risks to the integrity of the initiative

Blog 12/10/2024

In November 2024, the Governing Board of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) approved three methodologies for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). The methodologies are now eligible for issuing “high integrity” carbon credits under the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) label of the ICVCM. We are concerned with this decision. While the methodologies have been improved compared to previous versions, in our assessment they do not meet the requirements of the ICVCM Assessment Framework. Here we explain why.

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Recent projects

Review of the Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG safety management system with regard to the explosion accident at the waste incinerator in Leverkusen-Bürrig

Evaluation of the safety requirements for the Konrad repository, Phase 2: Independant scientific peer review

Assessment of the periodic safety review of the uranium enrichment facility of the Urenco Deutschland GmbH in Gronau.

Technical screening and further evaluation of reportable events.

Evaluation of operational experience in nuclear reactors. Generic analysis and technical advice services.

Tracking and processing the state of the art in science and technology for alternative disposal options for highly radioactive waste (altEr)

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Recent projects

Review of the Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG safety management system with regard to the explosion accident at the waste incinerator in Leverkusen-Bürrig

Evaluation of the safety requirements for the Konrad repository, Phase 2: Independant scientific peer review

Assessment of the periodic safety review of the uranium enrichment facility of the Urenco Deutschland GmbH in Gronau.

Technical screening and further evaluation of reportable events.

Evaluation of operational experience in nuclear reactors. Generic analysis and technical advice services.

Tracking and processing the state of the art in science and technology for alternative disposal options for highly radioactive waste (altEr)

Recent publications

Securing the Underground

Transport: CO2 conditions during transport

Alternative Disposal Options for High-Level Radioactive Waste

E-fuels versus DACCS

Risks of Nuclear Ageing

Lifetime extension of ageing nuclear power plants: Entering a new era of risk

Read more

The EU Carbon Certification Removal Framework and its methodologies must be improved to deliver on their goals

The ICVCM approval of three REDD methodologies presents risks to the integrity of the initiative