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1 ROSATOM STATE CORPORATION ON NUCLEAR ENERGY ROSATOM Light Water Reactor in Russia Presented M.A.Bykov OKB GIDROPRESS 17 th TWG-LWR Meeting, Vienna, June 2012

2 NPP Electricity Generation in Russia 32 units at 10 sites all types Overall installed capacity of 24,2 GW. About 16% of domestic electricity generation The European part of Russia - 30% The North-West part of the country 37% All plants are branches of Rosenergoatom Concern (ROSATOM) 2

VVER 440 NPP in operation 23 Units Total

3 VVER 440 NPP in operation 23 Units Total power MW Novovoronezh NPP, Russia Kola NPP, Russia Rovno NPP, Ukraine Metsamor NPP, Armenia Loviisa NPP, Finland Paks NPP, Hungary Dukovany NPP, Czechia Bohunice NPP, Slovakia Mochovce NPP, Slovakia 3

VVER 1000 NPP in operation 31 Units of total power 31

ru Novovoronezh NPP, Russia Kalinin NPP, Russia Balakovo

Ukraine Zaporozhye NPP, Ukraine Rovno NPP, Ukraine

4 VVER 1000 NPP in operation 31 Units of total power MW Novovoronezh NPP, Russia Kalinin NPP, Russia Balakovo NPP, Russia Rostov NPP, Russia South Ukraine NPP, Ukraine Zaporozhye NPP, Ukraine Rovno NPP, Ukraine Khmelnitski NPP, Ukraine Kozloduy NPP, Bulgaria Temelin NPP, Czechia Tianwan NPP, China Bushehr NPP, Iran 4

5 VVER units commissioned in Units Total power MW Rostov NPP, Unit 2, Russia Kalinin NPP, Unit 4, Russia Tianwan NPP, Unit 1, China Tianwan NPP, Unit 2, China Bushehr NPP, Unit 1, Iran 5

VVER inside Russia construction activities Baltic NPP - Kaliningrad region Type of

Power units: 2 Leningrad NPP -2 - Leningrad region Type of Power units: 2 in the

Novovoronezh NPP -2 - Voronyezh region Type of Power units: 2 in the stage of

6 VVER inside Russia construction activities Baltic NPP - Kaliningrad region Type of the reactor: VVER Power units: 2 Leningrad NPP -2 - Leningrad region Type of the reactor: VVER Power units: 2 in the stage of construction, 2 in project. Novovoronezh NPP -2 - Voronyezh region Type of the reactor: VVER Power units: 2 in the stage of construction, 2 in project Nizhniy-Novgorod NPP Type of the reactor: VVER TOI. Power units: 2. The current state - preparation for design documentation for the licensing for construction activity/energy_complex/designandbuilding/bild_npp 6

VVER inside Russia construction activities Rostov NPP units 3&4 Type of the reactor: VVER -1000

Construction of station are intended to accomplish into 2013 Floating NPP Academician Lomonosov.

The beginning of the experimental-industrial operation is planned In 2013 18 Units of total power

7 VVER inside Russia construction activities Rostov NPP units 3&4 Type of the reactor: VVER Power units: 2 Central NPP. The Kostroma region. Type of the reactor: VVER Power units: 2. Construction of station are intended to accomplish into 2013 Floating NPP Academician Lomonosov. Type of the reactor: KLT-40S. Power units: 2. The beginning of the experimental-industrial operation is planned In Units of total power MW activity/energy_complex/designandbuilding/bild_npp/ 7

VVER outside Russia construction activities Akkuyu NPP - Turkish Republic May 12, 2010 the agreement

Power units: 4 Kudankulam NPP Indian Type of the reactor: VVER -1000/AES-92.

Power units: 2 On May 11, 2010 the contract was signed for completion Planned periods of the

8 VVER outside Russia construction activities Akkuyu NPP - Turkish Republic May 12, 2010 the agreement Russian Federation Turkish Republic was signed Type of the reactor: VVER Power units: 4 Kudankulam NPP Indian Type of the reactor: VVER -1000/AES-92. Power units: 2 Mochovce NPP units 3&4- Slovakia Type of the reactor: VVER - 440/213. Power units: 2 On May 11, 2010 the contract was signed for completion Planned periods of the commissioning 2012 and 2013 respectively. activity/energy_complex/designandbuilding/bild_npp/ 8

VVER outside Russia construction activities Tianwan NPP units 3&4 - People's Republic of China Type

Power units: 2 Belorussian NPP Republic of Belarus March 15 2012 the Russian Belarus agreement was

Power units: 2 Khmelnitsky NPP units 3&4 Ukraine June 9 2010 the Russia Ukraine agreement was

9 VVER outside Russia construction activities Tianwan NPP units 3&4 - People's Republic of China Type of the reactor: VVER Power units: 2 Belorussian NPP Republic of Belarus March the Russian Belarus agreement was signed. Type of the reactor: VVER Power units: 2 Khmelnitsky NPP units 3&4 Ukraine June the Russia Ukraine agreement was signed Type of the reactor: VVER -1000/392. Power units: 2 14 Units of total power MW activity/energy_complex/designandbuilding/bild_npp/ 9

10 The main VVER R&D objectives Increase in reactor unit power; Fuel and FA design improvement; Extension of service life of RP main equipment; Increase in load factor; Decrease in the volume of radwaste; LBB concept application; Further improvement of safety systems; Fukushima lessons based modernizations 10

11 FOKUSIMA LESSON based measures Common for NPP in operation and new To equip a power unit with mobile diesel-generator; To provide make-up of the primary circuit, SG and spend fuel pool using mobile pump units from NPP water storage tanks and from external sources of water supply; To ensure improvement of guidelines for BDBA management; To mitigate consequences of severe accidents a possibility shall be considered for external cooling of RPV and molten corium; To evaluate engineering solutions for limitation of pressure buildup inside the containment; Emergency instrumentation shall ensure control of a power unit state under accident conditions and in the post-accident period. 11

12 New VVER safety systems design Combination of passive and active HA-2 (passive principle) Coolant inventory maintenance ECCS HA (passive principle) HA-2 (passive principle) Blackout 12

13 New VVER safety systems design Combination of passive and active Provision of heat removal to the ultimate heat sink BLACKOUT 24 hours without operator s 72 hours with operator s action PHRS (passive principle) 13

VVER designs evolution activities The basis for evolutionary development and

design; 2-loop VVER-600 reactor based on VVER-1200 components and processes

applied - Conception design; 3-loop VVER-1800 reactor, engineering judgment for

14 VVER designs evolution activities The basis for evolutionary development and improvement is VVER-1200 design for AES-2006, 4-loop VVER-TOI reactor - Technical design; 2-loop VVER-600 reactor based on VVER-1200 components and processes Conception design; 2-loop VVER-1200A reactor, engineering judgment for PGV SG applied - Conception design; 3-loop VVER-1800 reactor, engineering judgment for VVER and VVER-1200A applied - Conception design; Designs adapted for MOX-fuel; 14

15 VVER designs evolution activities WWER-1200 The basic project WWER-1200A Steam generator Diameter 4,2 m Length 13,8 m Mass 450 t WWER MWe for each loop 600 MWe for each loop WWER-1800 Steam generator Diameter 5,2 m Length 20 m Mass 790 t 15

WWER Innovation development Elaboration of VVER-SCP RP Innovative Super VVER is a water-cooled reactor

Development of power reactors with super critical parameters of steam and controlled neutron spectrum is

In July 2011 Russia signed system agreement of the International Forum Generation-4 (GIF) in the field of

16 WWER Innovation development Elaboration of VVER-SCP RP Innovative Super VVER is a water-cooled reactor (VVER-SCP). Development of power reactors with super critical parameters of steam and controlled neutron spectrum is provided by the Energy Strategy of Russia which was ratified by the Order of the RF Government of In July 2011 Russia signed system agreement of the International Forum Generation-4 (GIF) in the field of supercritical water reactors (SCWR). Top head GIF participants in the field of SCWR: EU Canada Japan Russia PTU Inlet nozzle Outlet nozzle ECCS nozzle Riser FAs Downcomer FAs Core baffle Vessel Separation baffle Core barrel 16

17 ture IAEA activities preposal ision of guides and procedures on the basis of the ushima lessons PP site assessment DBA and SA management procedures

Up-to-date issues of VVER Technology Development

Up-to-date issues of VVER Technology Development 10 th International Scientific and Technical Conference Safety, Efficiency and Economics of Nuclear Power industry JSC Concern Rosenergoatom May 25-27,