Dr. Veronika Ustohalova

Potentials and challenges of applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in geosciences for the search of a repository forhigh-level waste in Germany

Presentaion by Dr. Florian Krob, EGU 2023, 25.4.2023, Vienna

What are the risks of nuclear power plants in wartime?

Key takeaways The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is unprecedented in terms of nuclear safety. It is the first armed conflict in a country with a major nuclear programme: Ukraine derives about 50% of its energy from fission. A plant can be damaged in a number of ways: breaching missile

BMBF - Joint Project

TRANS-LARA

Presentation by Dr. Veronika Ustohalova & Manuel Claus, BIOPROTA meeting, Munich, 13. - 14.05.2019

Challenges of the early phase after an accident

Response systems to risks and accidents of nuclear power plants

Presentation by Dr. Veronika Ustohalova at the "Seoul International Safety Forum", 23.11.2017

Nuclear safety in crisis regions

To what extent are nuclear facilities at risk in crisis areas? Which factors are of relevance in this context? Are policy-makers, the media and society around the world aware of the threat – and do they dismiss it too easily? These are just some of the questions explored by the Oeko-Institut in a

Fukushima: five years on – FAQs

On 11 March 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time (6.46 a.m. CET), an earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale hit the east coast of Japan. The quake caused a tsunami, with waves as high as 38 metres, which led to large-scale flooding and destruction of roads, the power supply and other infrastructure al