Sustainable prosperity - nuclear power from an economic perspective What does cheap energy have to do with fair wages? Why is Germany an increasingly unattractive location for many companies? And what role does nuclear energy play in a sustainable, economically viable energy system? Prof. Dr Gösta Jamin - financial economist and university lecturer - analyses the energy transition from Read more
Setting the course for the final disposal of highly radioactive waste in Germany The decisive factors are geology and technology - or rather politics? The history of final storage in Germany includes the exploration of the Gorleben-Rambow salt dome and the development of POLLUX® final storage containers. However, it also includes social conflicts, hardened fronts and controversial, not always objective discussions. Read more
Not just for emergencies - nuclear power plant simulators in the training of reactor operators How do you educate and train people who are allowed to monitor and control the highly complex process of a nuclear power plant together? In his keynote speech, Frieder Hecker, a long-standing instructor at the former simulator centre in Essen, gives personal insights into the construction and operation of nuclear power plants. Read more
Radiation - from spectre to health factor? Radiation - hardly any other term evokes greater fears. But how good is our knowledge of the health effects really? And what if low-level radiation is beneficial rather than harmful? In this online lecture, Dr Walter Rüegg takes you on a fact-based journey Read more
EROI as a measure of prosperity and sustainability How much energy is produced during the lifetime of an energy source - compared to all that is needed to build, operate and dismantle it? The so-called energy harvest factor (or "energy return on investment", EROI for short) provides a tangible answer to this question and is one that is often overlooked, Read more
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