Joint Research Centre’s Karlsruhe site and Iffezheim Hydro Power Plant

The European Energy Forum, in cooperation with the European Commission, is pleased to invite you to visit the Joint Research Centre’s Karlsruhe site (Institute of Transuranium elements – ITU). This visit will be followed by a tour of the Hydroelectric power station of Iffezheim, in Germany.

The visit will take place on 24 October, the day off between both October plenary sessions.

The visit will include: 

·         European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) Karlsruhe site  Institute for Transuranium Elements :

JRC-ITU is providing the scientific basis for nuclear safety and security. In addition to playing a key role in EU policy on nuclear waste management and the safety of nuclear installations, JRC-ITU is also involved in efforts to combat illicit trafficking of nuclear materials, and in developing and operating advanced detection tools to uncover clandestine nuclear activities. Education and Training in nuclear safety and security is also an integral part of the work programme, promoting the growth, maintenance and strengthening of essential knowledge-based expertise. The JRC-ITU has a multidisciplinary team of more than 400 academic, technical and support staff, based in mainly Karlsruhe and Ispra.

·         JRC – Karlsruhe laboratories

Hot Cells facility

Managing fuel and nuclear waste

Atomic Detectives – Nuclear Safeguards and Forensics

Alpha Emitters for Therapy of Cancer and Infectious Diseases

   ·         Iffezheim hydroelectric power station 
 

The Upper Rhine between Basel and Karlsruhe is a pulsating main artery in the heart of Europe. Ten hydropower stations produce approximately 8.6 billion kWh of renewable energy annually, and per year about 40,000 ships pass the lock at Iffezheim. With 5  turbines, the Iffezheim Rhine power station is one of the largest hydropower stations in Europe. The facility is operated by Rheinkraftwerk Iffezheim GmbH which is owned to equal parts by EnBW Kraftwerke AG and EDF.

A detailed programme will be sent to those registered.

Report of the visit published on the website of the Joint Research Centre.