Institute for Reactor Safety and Reactor Technology

Chairman: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. H.-J. Allelein

The Institute for Reactor Safety and Reactor Technology (LRST) conducts basic research and development on the safety of nuclear energy technology together with other institutes of the RWTH as well as the Jülich Research Center. The work on the improvement of the safety of nuclear facilities focuses especially on existing and innovative reactor concepts. The aim is to reduce any possible hazardous effects on the population and the environment to a minimum. Therefore, theoretical, numerical and experimental research is carried out to ensure the self-sustaining integrity of nuclear systems. Namely our research topics are:

• Development of innovative reactors with core catchers
• Investigation of accident scenarios and transients
• Release of fission products in high temperature reactors
• Investigations on hydrogen recombination
• Containing pressure release events in high temperature reactors
• Problems with aerosols in heavy LWR accidents
• Containment behaviour and containment simulation

Location

Kackertstraße 9
52072 Aachen

Postal Address

Lehrstuhl für
Reaktorsicherheit und -technik
an der RWTH Aachen
52064 Aachen
Tel.: +49(241)80 95440
Fax: +49(241)80 92183