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Dismantling of the reactor pressure vessel of the Obrigheim nuclear power plant in Germany has been completed, plant owner EnBW announced yesterday. The plant shut down in 2005 after 36 years of operation and has been in the process of demolition since 2008.
Work to dismantle and package the cover of the reactor pressure vessel and the reactor internals has been underway within the reactor building of the Obrigheim plant since 2013. In August of that year, a crane was used to transport the vessel itself - weighing 135 tonnes - from the reactor building into the plant's former fuel storage pool. This had earlier been converted into a water-filled dismantling area.
Since then, a team of about eight people per shift has used remote technology to segment the vessel. The disassembly of the vessel's domed bottom marked the completion of the task. This dome - 1.5-metre high and weighing about 13 tonnes - was divided into 12 individual segments. The resulting sections of the vessel have been packaged in storage containers and sealed ahead of disposal.
Preparations are underway for the next stage of decommissioning which will see the containment structure of the Obrigheim plant dismantled. This work is expected to begin later this year.
Dismantling of the nuclear-licensed facilities at the Obrigheim plant is expected to be completed around 2025. The remaining buildings will then either be re-used or demolished.
"The heart of the Obrigheim nuclear power plant is dismantled and cut up into individual parts," said Jörg Michels, head of EnBW Kernkraft GmbH. "Our work in Obrigheim is on schedule and will be implemented very professionally. At Obrigheim, we have gained extensive experience which will feed into the forthcoming decommissioning of our nuclear power plants in Philippsburg and Neckarwestheim."
Researched and writtenby World Nuclear News
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Beneo opens €50m pulse-processing plant in Germany
Beneo has opened its first pulse-processing plant in Obrigheim
following an investment of around €50 million by its parent company
The facility will process locally grown pulses
The new plant sits next to Beneo's existing site where it produces its sugar replacer Isomalt and the company's smart carbohydrate Palatinose
Covering an area of around 4,000 square metres
the new site will create up to 25 jobs and is designed with a focus on sustainability
It operates entirely on renewable electricity
and repurposes production waste heat to warm the building
No water is required in the pulse-processing stage
Beneo said that the faba bean itself also plays a "key role in sustainable agriculture
as pulses require no nitrogen fertiliser and enhance the soil quality for future crops"
said: “What began more than 30 years ago with the processing of beet sugar into ingredients with added health benefits is now being continued at the new plant
The faba bean is a legume with a long history
plant-based ingredients that will contribute to future-proofed nutrition.”
The launch comes as consumer demand grows for plant-based and flexitarian diets
Beneo said its investment responds to rising interest in pulse-based proteins for products like meat and dairy alternatives and egg replacements
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