Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp

Engineering solutions from one source
Siempelkamp bundles broad and well-established engineering know-how to meet customer-specifi c requirements. The starting point
is the inquiry of the customer. We reply with a service package which is specifi cally customized for the customer. Engineering solutions
ranging from the concept development and basic engineering to the manufacture and start-up are the results. Siempelkamp engineers
are also available for plant monitoring services and inspections. Furthermore, we provide complete solutions for specifi c tasks such as
for prototypes, special and individual components, and the project implementation in almost all German nuclear power plants and
research facilities as well as for nuclear facilities and power plants worldwide.
By combining our versatile engineering competences with our production capacities, we have become a competent partner in our area
of expertise. Today, we belong to the leading providers in a growing market for the new construction, upgrading and dismantling of
nuclear power plants.
Dismantling systems during a test phase
Engineering projects in 2009
An important project for Engineering in 2009 was our contribution
to the dismantling of the nuclear power plant Stade: After disposal
of the spent fuel elements, the plant has been slowly phasing out
since 2005. Siempelkamp was commissioned with the dismantling,
disassembling, packaging and disposal tasks of the reactor pressure
vessel which are part of phase III in the dismantling process.
During this phase the reactor pressure vessel has to be lifted out
of the reactor cavity and is disassembled in the fuel element pool
after the coolant is removed. For the disassembling of the reactor
pressure vessel, NIS has planned and commissioned the production
of uniquely complex equipment. This includes a polar crane which
transports the dismantled reactor pressure vessel segments to
Konrad or MOSAIK ® containers. Currently, the start-up and complex
testing of all dismantling systems is upcoming. Directly following
this testing phase will be the dismantling process of the reactor
pressure vessel. We will report on this procedure at a later time.
The project is anticipated to be completed in November 2010.