Kraftanlagen Heidelberg (KAH), founded in 1923, has been working at the forefront of innovative power plant technologies, especially with its dedication to nuclear power generation in Germany from the initial involvement in Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) new-builds, operational services up to their decommissioning. With its extensive nuclear background, since 2008 KAH has been developing key systems of ITER, namely the atmosphere and water detritiation system. The knowledge and lessons learned gained from ITER were applied to a state-of-the-art and foremost reliable Power Conversion System (PCS) concept for the future European DEMOnstration Power Plant (DEMO) as well as for the development of the DEMO fuel cycle architecture. KAH has also designed and built a thermal storage testing facility for DEMO to tackle pulsed power challenges.
Kraftanlagen Heidelberg GmbH
Im Breitspiel 7, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
Telephone: +496221940
Website
Company Size: Medium (50-249 employees)
Company Profile
Contact Person
Sabrina
Gil Pascual
Head of Engineering
Phone: +491726253734
Email: sabrinagilpascual@bcen-kraftanlagen.com
Core Competencies
Fuel cycle, detritiation technology, nuclear ventilation, system engineering, engineering services, thermal storage, mechanical analysis, mechanical design, molten salt
Industry Sectors
Nuclear Power Generation, Research Centers, Dismantling & Decommissioning and Waste Management
References
for FUSION
Conceptual and detailed design of the ITER Tokamak Complex - Detritiation System (TC-DS) (2008-2012), detailed design of the Hot Cell Facility – Detritiation System (HCF-DS) (2010-2012), detailed design of the ITER Water Detritiation System (WDS) (2013-2016), Final
design of the ITER Torus and Cryostat Cold Valve Boxes (2018-2021), Conceptual design studies regarding EUROfusion DEMO fuel cycle architecture and Balance of Plant (2016-2024), Design and Build of the KIT HELOKA-US molten salt thermal storage testing facility Phase 1a (2023-2025)
Facilities
Vitrification plants in China – in Diwopu, Gansu province (DVP) and in Guangyuan, province Sichuan (VPC) (https://ka-heidelberg.de/en/vitrification/)
High-tech deliveries
Vitrification plants for high level radioactive liquid waste