PRE-CONDITION OF NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN

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1 TM on Topical Issues in the Development of Nuclear Power Infrastructure, Vienna, 3-6 February 2015 PRE-CONDITION OF NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN

2 NUCLEAR POWER BASIS CREATION ONE OF THE MAJOR DIRECTION OF THE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY The demand for low-cost nuclear energy in foreseeable perspective of world development will only increase. Kazakhstan is the world leader in uranium mining. We have to develop our own fuel fabrication for NPP and build nuclear power plants. (President of the Republic of Kazakhstan) 2

3 PRE-CONDITIONS OF NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT IN KAZAKHSTAN Uranium industry availability world leader in uranium production, ~20% of uranium world reserves Scientific research & experimental base and experienced professional community BN-350 fast breeder reactor and research reactors operating experience Atomic energy legislation availability 3

4 STRATEGY OF THE ELECTRIC-POWER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT Kazakhstan has a great deal of explored reserves of uranium (~20% of world reserves) Kazakhstan is world leader in uranium production Optimal» variant of Kazakhstan`s electric-power industry structure in terms of energy sources diversification HPP; 15% HPP; 15% NPP; 20% Hydrocarb on 55% Other; 10% HPP; 12% HPP; 12% NPP; 0% Other; 1% Hydrocardon 87% Natural gas; 6,5% Coal; 34,2% Mineral tar; 4,2% Oil; 8,8% Uranium; 46,3% 4 Current status of Kazakhstan's electric-power industry Kazakhstan`s energy resources in conversion to reference fuel

5 THE PLACE OF KAZAKHSTAN IN THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE Kazakhstan is the world leader for uranium mining: Volume of uranium production in 2013 amounted to tones of uranium (38 % of world mining volume); Kazakhstan possesses significant proven reserves of uranium (2 nd in the world). Kazakhstan plans to establish a nuclear fuel cycle facilities including the construction of nuclear power plant. 5

6 MAIN INSTALLATIONS OF NNC AND INP Reactor WWR-K Reactor IVG.1M Reactor IGR Material testing tokamak KTM Heavy ion accelerator DC-60 Isochronous cyclotron U-150М 6

7 FAST BREEDER REACTOR BN-350 Реактор БН-350 Operation period: Reactor type: fast breeder Thermal power (designed): 1000 MW(t) Electrical power (designed): 350 MW(e) Maximum thermal power achieved during operation: 750 MW(t) Layout: Three circuits Primary and secondary coolant: Sodium Number of loops in each side: Six Third circuit coolant:water/steam Spent fuel assemblies: ~

8 SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT Transportation and placement for long term storage of 60 dual use casks with SF are completed in Nov Physical protection of nuclear material, radiation safety and optimal technical storage conditions are provided SF will be stored for 50 years (or until the moment when final decision on its further handling will be adopted 8

9 KAZAKHSTAN NUCLEAR POWER AND INDUSTRY Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan National Atomic Company Kazatomprom Republican State Enterprise National Nuclear Center Republican State Enterprise Institute of Nuclear Physics Ulba Metallurgical Plant MAEC KazAtomProm (NPP BN-350) Uranium mining and milling Institute of Atomic Energy Institute of Rad. Safety and Ecology JSC Park of Nuclear Technologies 9 JV companies RW Storage Baikal

10 OBJECTIVE AND MAIN DIRECTIONS OF PROGRAMME (RK Nuclear Branch Development within years with Perspective till 2020 year) Objective: Creation of nuclear power and development of atomic industry for guarantee of energy safety and accelerated industrial-innovation country development Main directions: I. Development of nuclear power creation of infrastructure for nuclear power development in RK NPP construction and siting at the territory of RK II. Development of atomic industry creation of vertically integrated Company of nuclear fuel cycle creation of technological and nuclear reactor equipment productions III. Development of nuclear science development of fundamental and applied science 10 IV. Public health care and environment protection elimination of radiation hazard situations at the nuclear testing sites, manmade activities

11 PRE-FS FOR SUBSTANTIATION OF NPP CONSTRUCTION Within Pre-FS for Substantiation of NPP Construction in Kazakhstan was conducted Tasks: World nuclear power review Determination of new power plants used for operation in a base mode and unit power Determination of regions perspective for NPP construction Reactor type selection Perspective reactors review (nuclear, radiation and environmental safety) Construction cost and electricity generation cost estimation 11

12 AREAS OF KAZAKHSTAN PERSPECTIVE FOR NPP CONSTRUCTION AS A BASIC SOURCE OF ENERGY Kostanay Kurchatov Balkhash Aktau Areas of possible construction Район возможного строительства Костанайской АЭС км Assessment of floods possibility Earthquakes Assessment of industrially hazardous impact 12 Assessment of aircraft crash

13 RECENT ACTIVITIES In January 2014, the President gave a task to make final decision concerning siting and construction period of NPP. In pursuance of this task the following actions are in progress: The NEPIO for coordination of NPP construction works is creating now. The Governmental decision On priority measures for realization of NPP construction at the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including following statements: - siting and construction period for the first NPP; - other necessary measures for realization of governmental decision. 13

14 AUTHORIZATION / LICENSING Committee for Atomic and Energy Supervision and Control of ME RK as a regulatory authority provides authorization by means of licensing There is a list of basic requirements for different types of activity. The licenses are issuing without time limit earlier. Now license is limited to 5 years. License is valid for detailed types of activity. Each license has some juridical limits and conditions which should be fulfilled by the company (emergency procedures, changes in staff, annual reports and etc). All data on types of activity, date and number of a license issue, full address and contact details, some other records, reports are kept in computerized database of the Committee for Atomic and Energy Supervision and Control of ME RK. 14

15 THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION! 15