Online lecture: 24 October 2025 | 11:00 - 12:30 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 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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