For the 9(th) time the Workshop on Preserving Competence in Nuclear Technology was organized as a forum for young scientists. The work and results were presented in 18 lectures. The main topics have been reactor safety, innovative reactor systems, material science, management of spent nuclear fuel and control technology. Also this year's Competence Price was granted by Siempelkamp. The jury awarded the price to Daniela Bernhart (Materialpriifungs-und Forschungsanstalt Karlsruhe) for her presentation "Determination of Load-Functions Induced by the Impact of Fluid-Filled Projectiles".