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OREX Technology Overview
Main Office and Central
OREX Processing Facility
215 Second Avenue
Ashford, Alabama, USA
US Department of Energy (US Government)
OREX Processing Facility
2010 Highway 58
East Tennessee Technology Park
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA
Eastern Technologies, Inc.
USA
ETI China Office
Qingdao, China
Eastern Technologies in China
OREX International.. Ltd.
(Wholly owned subsidiary of ETI)
Hong Kong
FRHAM Safety Products, Inc
Long Time Supplier of Products to Nuclear Power Plants and Department of Energy Nuclear Facilities in the USA
Primary Distributor and Supplier of OREX Products in the USA
Long Time Business Partner with
ETI
Familiar with OREX Technology
since Initial Development Activities
Nashville Office
318 Hill Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
South Carolina Office
171 Grayson Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732
FRHAM Safety Products, Inc.
• Innovative new line of protective clothing,
decontamination supplies and related products.
• Designed specifically for the nuclear industry.
• Made from a special polymer called Polyvinyl
Alcohol (PVA).
• OREX products were designed to replace
launderable and traditional disposable products.
• Over 70 product codes currently.
• Special treatment process following use
eliminates waste requiring landfill disposal.
What is OREX?
OREX Single-Use Product Technology has
changed the protective clothing paradigm at U.S.
nuclear facilities!
• OREX is More Cost Effective
• OREX is More Protective
• OREX is More Comfortable
• OREX is Easier to Manage
• Best of All …..There is NO WASTE After Use!!!
OREX is the Technology of the Future!
Benefits Demonstrated at Nuclear Facilities
Coveralls
Airline Suits
FR Apparel
Hoods
Booties
Shoecovers
Mops/Wipes
Sheeting
Waste Bags
Lab Coats
Scrubs
OREX Products Currently Available
OREX Technology Overview
Over 85% of USA Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) use OREX Extensively
More than 2,000,000 sets of OREX Protective Clothing are used in USA NPPs each year
More than 2,600,000 Sets of OREX Scrubs have been Used in the Past 3 Years
More than 1,500,000 OREX Wipes are used in USA NPPs each year
More than 150,000 OREX Waste Bags are used in USA NPPs each year
More than 120,000 OREX Mopheads are used in USA NPPs each year
OREX Technology Overview
30-40 NPP Refueling Shutdown Periods per Year in USA are 100%
OREX
16 Steam Generator Replacement Projects (All Such Projects in USA
have been 100% OREX Since Year 2001 when OREX was Initially
Developed; each Shutdown Period Requires over 100,000 sets of OREX
Protective Clothing)
More than 10 Reactor Head Replacement Projects in USA have been
full OREX Projects
USA NPPs Using OREX Extensively
Palo Verde
Diablo Canyon
Comanche Peak
McGuire
River Bend
Grand Gulf
Turkey Point
Beaver Valley
Shearon Harris
H.B. Robinson
Brunswick
Waterford
Seabrook
Kewaunee
Hatch
Oconee
Catawba
Surry
North Anna
Crystal River
Indian Point
Duane Arnold
Davis Besse
Perry
Callaway
Pilgrim
Wolf Creek
Fitzpatrick
Ft. Calhoun
Fermi
Farley
Vogtle
Arkansas Nuclear One
Millstone
Braidwood
St. Lucie
LaSalle
Byron Station
Point Beach
Vermont Yankee
Palisades
Prairie Island
Cooper
OREX Processing Overview
• More than 500,000 Kg of Used OREX is Processed in the USA OREX Processing Facility each Year
o Waste Volume Reductions of 10,000:1 are common on scrubs, mops, wipes, sheeting and waste bags
OREX Processing System History – First Generation Processor
Year 2001 – First Generation OREX Processor (Model MB-200) begins Commercial Operation in the USA
Year 2003 – First Generation OREX Processor Capacity Increased from 100 Kg per Batch to 270 Kg per Batch (Model MB-600)
Year 2006 – Two Model MB-600 OREX Processors Operating at Central USA Processing facility
Year 2007 – One Model MB-200 Processor Begins Operation at USA Government facility
Year 2009 to Present – USA Central Processing Facility Processes over 500,000 Kg of Used OREX each Year from USA NPPs
OREX Processing System History – 2nd Generation Processor
Year 2010 – Small Scale 2nd Generation OREX Processor was Installed at Wolsung NPP in South Korea and was Successfully used to Process Used OREX During the Refueling Shutdown Period.
Year 2010-2011 – USA Engineers Modify 2nd Generation Processor for Application in USA and China. First Large Capacity 2nd Generation Processor is Currently being Constructed at Central Facility in USA (180 Kg per Batch Capacity)
Note: 2nd Generation OREX Processor has been Specifically Modified to Optimize Effluent Discharge Chemistry to Satisfy Japan, Korea, China Requirements
OREX Processor Second Generation Overview
Dissolution and
Chemical Oxidation
Filtration Thermal
Oxidation
Used OREX
Water
Heat
Chemical
Carbon Dioxide
Heat
Advantages to 2nd Generation Processor
1st Generation
OREX Processor
2nd Generation
OREX Processor
Capacity (per Batch) 270 kg 180 kg
Water Used per Batch 5300 liters 570 liters
Thermal Oxidation Phase No Yes
Effluent Chemical Oxygen
Demand (COD) 85,000 ppm <100 ppm
Amount of Water
Discharged per Batch 5300 liters 40 liters
New OREX Products for JNPC
ETI Product Development staff has Developed Several New OREX Products Specifically for Asia Application to Reduce Radioactive
Waste Generation Significantly
Pink Sheeting
Pink Waste Bags
Preliminary Design for a “bagsuit”
Current Status - China
China Nuclear Power Engineering Corp (CNPE) Recently Completed a Full Feasibility Evaluation for OREX Implementation in China NPPs. The Results were Very Positive.
First China NPP has Designated Space in the Reactor Auxiliary Building for the First OREX Processor to be Installed.
ETI is Creating a China based OREX Processor Fabrication and Installation Team to Prepare for 2nd Generation OREX Processor Installation at China NPPs
Summary
OREX is Innovative and Environmentally Friendly
OREX Products are High Performance Products
OREX Processing Eliminates the Waste after Use (Higher Volume Reductions than Incineration)
OREX was Designed Specifically for Nuclear Applications
Many of the OREX Team Come From the Nuclear Industry
FRHAM/ETI have a Strong Partnership and Capability to Serve and Supply OREX to Mihama Corp.