French - Russian cooperation in the frame of G8 Global Partnership

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1 French - Russian cooperation in the frame of G8 Global Partnership Patrice Bernard Nuclear Counsellor French Embassy in Russia Web site : 1

2 By now in the world, 16% of electricity from nuclear energy Nuclear Energy Renaissance, in a vision of the responsible expansion of nuclear energy for peaceful proposes in a safe, secure, transparent and sustainable manner Safely operate existing NPPs Build and safely operate new NPPs Responsibly decommission and dismantle operation ended nuclear facilities, manage nuclear materials and waste, and reduce the risk of proliferation 2

3 G8 Global Partnership objectives Destruction of chemical weapons The dismantlement of decommissioned nuclear submarines The disposition of fissile materials Securization and safe disposal of highly radioactive materials Nuclear safety and security 3

4 Locations of key France s involvement in Global Partnership projects 4

5 Severodvinsk : solid waste incinerator The former incinerator was out of service for 15 years. France financed a new solid waste incinerator and the refitting of its facility. The objective is to operate the facility with a process flow of kg/h The incinerator was recently delivered to Zvezdochka. It is expected to be operational at the end of New incinerator during acceptance tests in France

6 Gremikha Objectives: Packing and transportation of SNF («alpha» cores and VVR) for temporary storage and/or reprocessing. Solid and liquid waste elimination Decontamination and clean-up before closure Cleaned-up situation expected in ~ 2015 General view of Gremikha s site

7 Gremikha Work done or in progress: Delivery of radiation protection equipment ( ) Detailed feasibility studies: KIRO+DON+OBIN ( ) Safety and security enhancement and priority projects for preparing Remediation (dose rate reduction, building refurbishment,.. ) Coordination work with others donors: EBRD, EU, Italy, Norway Removal of VVR fuel assemblies (first batch dec 2008) Preparation of the unloading of the ninth «alpha» class core 2005 è 2006 è 2007 è VVR fuel handling for evacuation by sea in containers TUK 18

8 Gremikha VVR fuel moved from open PAD VVR fuel temporary storage Radiation Improving work on open-air fuel storage Alpha core unloading

9 Radioisotope thermal generators (RTG) Work done or in progress: Cooperation with Norway for RTGs removal in Barents Sea ( ) France and Russia developed bilateral cooperation including removal, conditioning, shipment, dismantlement, reprocessing and final storage. 1 st step: removal of 4 RTGs in Baltic Sea (2009) 2 nd step: removal of 12 RTGs in Baltic Sea (2009)

10 Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility (CWDF) at Shchuchye Financing through the British programme materials and equipment for the construction of CWDF Implementation of environmental monitoring system (EMS) The EMS was tested at the end of March 2009 and is now operational. CWDF has already started slowly to destroy weapons containing Sarin. The EMS includes: 11 stationary stations (automatic atmospheric measures),3 mobile stations, 6 small trucks (measure and collect air, water, snow and soil samples), 2 laboratories and 1 analysis and information centre. Mobile air measurement station On site chemical analysis laboratory Stationary air measurement station

11 Patrice Bernard Nuclear Counsellor French Embassy in Russia Moscow Bolshaya Iakimanka 45