Introduction and

Development of Innovative Nuclear

Energy Systems (NES) at IAEA

Vladimir Kriventsev, Chirayu Batra, Stefano Monti

Fast Reactor Development Team

Nuclear Power Technology Development Section

Department of Nuclear Energy

International Atomic Energy Agency - IAEA

Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on the

Physics and Technology of

Innovative Nuclear Energy Systems for Sustainable

Development

29 August - 2 September 2016, ICTP, Miramare - Trieste, Italy

Workshop ProgrammeTiming

(Monday)

August 29

Monday

Timing

(Tues->Fri.

August 30

Tuesday

August 31

Wednesday

September 1

Thursday

September 2

Friday

8:30 - 10:45

Registration and

Administrative

formalities

9:00 - 9:50

10:00 - 10:45

Innovative reactor

concepts and fuel cycle

options

M. Salvatores

Global Scenario for

Nuclear Energy

M. Salvatores

Safety Analyses and

Severe Accidents

A. Rineiski

Fast Reactors:

Historical Overview

and Future

Challenges

C. Batra

10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break 10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:45 Introduction and

Development of

Innovative Nuclear

Energy Systems at IAEA

V. Kriventsev

11:00 - 11:50

12:00 - 12:45

Nuclear Materials for

innovative NES: the fuel

pin

C. Fazio

Innovative Neutronics

Models for Safety Studies

A. Rineiski

Purification and

Treatment (Part 2)

Status of

Development of

SFRs, C. Latge

Thermal Hydraulics

of Innovative NES

V. Kriventsev

11:45 - 12:35 (50') Reactor Physics of

Innovative NES

M. Salvatores (part 1)

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break

12:35 - 14:00 lunch break 14:00 - 14:50 Coolant Options for

Innovative NES

Coolant Properties,

Purification and Treatment

(Part 1)

C. Latge

Safety Issues and

Approaches

for Innovative Systems

A. Rineiski

ASTRID Project and

Main R&D

Challenges

C. Latge

Discussion and Final

Remarks

Timing 14:00 - 14:50

15:00 - 15:45

14:00 - 14:45 (45') Reactor Physics of

Innovative NES

M. Salvatores (part 2)

14:50 – 15:05 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

14:45 - 15:35

15:45 - 16:30

Nuclear Materials for

innovative NES: Design

requirements and

Materials for neutron

spallation targets, C.

Fazio

15:05 - 16:00 (cont.) Coolant Options for

Innovative NES Coolant

Properties, Purification

and Treatment (Part 1) C.

Latge

(cont.) Safety Issues and

Approaches

for Innovative Systems

A. Rineiski

(cont.) ASTRID

Project and Main

R&D Challenges

C. Latge

16:45 - 17:45 Poster Session

C.Batra

16:15 - 17:15 Group Activity 1: Basics of

SFR Core Thermal-

Hydraulic Modelling

C. Batra

Poster Session

C. Batra

Group Activity 2:

Invent a Passive

Shutdown System

C. Batra

Our Lectures:

Prof. Massimo Salvatores

• Prof. Massimo Salvatores– Consultant in Reactor and Fuel Cycle Physics and Senior Scientific Advisor

at the Idaho

– National Laboratory. Former Head of the Reactor and Fuel Cycle Physics Division at CEA-

– Cadarache (France) and subsequently named Research Director.

– Leader of several international studies on innovative fuel cycles; presently performing basic research on nuclear data measurements, sensitivity and uncertainty analysis, advanced

– simulation experimental validation and on theoretical methods for unusual reactor systems.

– Awarded in 2002 the “Grand Prix Ampère” of the French Academy of Sciences and in 2005 of the ANS “E.Wigner” Award.

– Fellow of the ANS and member of the International Nuclear Energy Academy.

– Founded in 1994 of the International Summer School in Reactor Physics “Frédéric Joliot/Otto Hahn” (FJOH)

– More than 250 peer-reviewed articles on various aspects of reactor physics.

Our Lectures: Prof. Christian Latge

• Prof. Christian Latge

– Graduated in chemical engineering from InstitutNational Polytechnique de Toulouse.

– PhD. Research Engineer in French CEA.

– Involved in SFRs (Superphenix Phenix Astrid) (Na technology, education and training) Fusion (fuel clean-up system, Isotopic Separation System, H safety..), ADS (Spallation target; director of Megapieproject )

– Currently involved in several international bilateral or multilateral collaborations dedicated to Fast Reactors.

– Teacher in INSTN and several Universiities.

Our Lectures: Dr. Andrei Rineiski

• Dr. Andrei Rineiski

– PhD in 1994 on Reactor physcics at IPPE, Obninsk.

– Worked at CEA, Cadarache, France in 1995-1997.

– Since 1997 at KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany. Since 2012 Section head at

KIT.

– The main activities in the section are: safety, fuel cycle, transmutation

studies.

– Member of IAEA TWG-FR, responsible for coordination of several

bilateral, EU and international projects at KIT, mainly on reactor

safety studies for systems that can be used for transmutation of

nuclear waste.

Our Lectures: Dr. Concetta Fazio

• Dr. Concetta Fazio

– Dipl. Engineer in Industrial Chemistry

– PhD in Metallurgical Engineering

– Long-term experience in materials science for nuclear applications.

– A staff of the Directorate of Nuclear Safety and Security of the EC

Joint Research Centre

– Assistant for Education & Training of the Director General for

Knowledge, Education and Training

IAEA goals, mandate and

assistance to the IAEA

Member States

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear Sciences & Applications

Technical Cooperation

IAEA: Main work areas

8

Nuclear Safety & Security Safeguards

By the Numbers

Founded in 1957

167 Member States (as of November 2015)

2500+ Staff

Regular Budget (2016) - €359.3 million

Extra-budgetary (voluntary) - €50 million in 2016

Technical Cooperation Fund contributions (voluntary) - €91.3 million for 2016

A more Sustainable World:

the peaceful applications of Nuclear

Power and the Sustainable

Development Goals

IAEA & SDGs

(Sustainable Development Goals)

Energy 2015

1.3 B peopleno access to energy

2.6 B peoplerely on biomass

1 B peopleno health care

due to energy poverty

Goal 2 – Zero Hunger

• Food safety

• Insect pest control

• Livestock production

• Crop improvement

• water and soil management

Goal 3 - Health

• Cancer prevention and control

• Nuclear medicine & radiation oncology

• Zoonotic disease monitoring

• Nutrition

Goals 7 & 9 – Energy / Industrialization

• Energy planning

• Introduction of nuclear power (milestones)

• Nuclear fuel cycle

• Research reactors

• Industrial applications

Goals 6 & 14 – Clean Water and Sanitation / Life below water

• Water resources management (isotope

hydrology)

• Marine, terrestrial and coastal environment

protection

• Water & soil management

Goals 13 & 15 – Climate action / Life on Land

• Climate change monitoring, pollution

mitigation

• Soil studies

• Safety & radioactive waste management and

disposal

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Nuclear fuel cycle

19

Innovation & Technology

Development

Looking Ahead

• International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles (FR17)

• 4th International Conference on Nuclear Power Plant Life Management (PLIM)

• Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Power in the 21st Century

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Nuclear Energy Management Schools 2016

17-28 Oct, Cape Town

5-16 Sep, St. Petersburg

IAEA support in

Nuclear Knowledge Management

Working at the IAEA

22

– Long-term Government

Commitment needed

– Long-term nuclear waste

management

– Capital intensive investment

– Well-trained human resources

– High level of safety and security

– Control of nuclear materials

– Public perception

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What Makes Nuclear Power

Unique

As of January 2016 there are 67

NPPs under construction in 15

countries (2 newcomer countries)

Today* there are 441 nuclear power

reactors (~382 GWe) in operation

in 30 countries

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In 2014 nuclear power reactors

generated 2410 TWh of electricity

Nuclear Power Reactors

Today

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

GW

(e)

High

Low

history

350

355

360

365

370

375

380

GW(e)

25

Ref.: Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050, 2015 Edition,

IAEA

Projection in

2010

Projection in

2014

Nuclear Capacity 2020 – 2030:

Projections

29 August 2016 Vladimir Kriventsev - IAEA

11292

60

112.6 119131

157

0

100

200

300

400

500

2013 2020 2030 2050

GW

(e)

Year

North America

4.5 7 134.1 5.815

59

0

100

200

300

400

500

2013 2020 2030 2050

GW

(e)

Year

Latin America

101

68

33

113.5 112 120131

0

100

200

300

400

500

2013 2020 2030 2050

GW

(e)

Year

Western Europe

1.9 1.9 71.9 1.9 10

42

0

100

200

300

400

500

2013 2020 2030 2050

GW

(e)

Year

Africa

1228

48

6.917

55

142

0

100

200

300

400

500

2013 2020 2030 2050

GW

(e)

Year

Middle East & South Asia

100

140

181

84.1

140

255

399

0

100

200

300

400

500

2013 2020 2030 2050

GW

(e)

Year

Far East

60 64 6648.6

68

103

142

0

100

200

300

400

500

2013 2020 2030 2050

GW

(e)

Year

Eastern Europe

0 5420

0

100

200

300

400

500

2013 2020 2030 2050

GW

(e)

Year

South East Asia & the Pacific

Current Capacity

Low Estimate

High Estimate

NP Development in Different

Regions

27

Number of Member States at different stages of decision making and planning

for nuclear power in 2011–2015 according to their official statements

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

First nuclear power plant started construction/under construction

0 1 2 2 2

First nuclear power plant ordered 3 2 1 1 1

Decided to introduce nuclear power and started preparing the appropriate infrastructure

6 6 6 7 7

Active preparation for a possible nuclear power programme with no final decision

6 6 5 5 6

Considering nuclear power programme 14 13 19 18 11*

* Another 17 countries expressed interest in nuclear power during 2015 at the IAEA

General Conference or in high level bilateral meetings

Newcomer Country Numbers

International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related

Fuel Cycles:

Next Generation Nuclear Systems for Sustainable Development FR17

28

BN-800

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Welcome to Yekaterinburg

� Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant

• BN-600:

• In operation since 1980

• BN-800

• Connected to the grid in December 2015

• 100 % Nominal Power in August

• BN-1200 (GIF SFR System)

• Starts in 2020 ?

BN-600

BN-1200

FR17: Technical SessionsPlenary

SessionNATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FAST REACTOR PROGRAMMES

Track 1. Innovative fast reactor designs

Track 2. Fast reactor operation and decommissioning

Track 3. Fast reactor safety

Track 4. Fuel cycle: options and processes

Track 5. Fast reactor materials: fuels, coolants and structures

Track 6. Experiments, modelling and simulations

Track 7. Fast reactors: economics, deployment and proliferation issues

Track 8. Professional development and knowledge management

Panel Discussion on small and medium sized fast reactors (by TWG-FR)

PanelDevelopment and standardization of Safety Design Criteria (SDC) and

Guidelines (SDG) for Sodium Cooled Fast Reactors: (by GIF & Japan)

Panel or

SessionYoung Generation Event (5 presentations or Panel)

Special

Session

Benchmark Analysis of an EBR-II Shutdown Heat Removal Test

Panels

• Discussion on small and medium sized fast reactors

• Development and standardization of Safety Design Criteria

(SDC) and Guidelines (SDG) for Sodium Cooled Fast

Reactors

• Young Generation Event

Special Session

• Benchmark Analysis of an EBR-II Shutdown Heat Removal Test

Thank you!