Emerging Nuclear Power Front End Arrangements

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1 ROSATOM STATE ATOMIC ENERGY CORPORATION ROSATOM Emerging Nuclear Power Front End Arrangements

2 NPP construction in the world is going on despite the Fukushima accident More than 20 countries declared their intention to start developing nuclear generation Countries already operating NPPs Countries that showed interested in NPP construction 2

3 Key question of a nuclear program - fuel supply LWR nuclear fuel cycle (NFC) Mining and production of Zr concentrate Zr concentrate U raw material processing, Zr roll stock and components production Zr roll stock Nuclear fuel fabrication SNF U raw material Nuclear fuel NPP UF 6 Scientific follow-up Reprocessed U, Pu SNF U mining and processing Gaseous centrifuges manufacturing Gaseous centrifuges Conversion and enrichment Waste or UF 4 Front end Back end 3

4 The most common procurement policies in NFC 1 Bundled services procurement 2 Competitive procurement 3 Production (Localization) Utility buys U, conversion, enrichment and fabrication services from the one supplier Utility buys U, conversion, enrichment and fabrication services from different suppliers Utility has assets in U mining or other stages of NFC All the risks of disruptions are on the supplier Savings on procurement stuff and logistic expenses The most comfortable one window approach Discourage of competition (?) The most comfortable option to start Security of supply via sources diversification Opportunity to get the best contract terms& conditions Complexity (need for relevant competences) Time intensive Risks of disruptions are on the Utility Security of supply (via direct control) Business expansion opportunities (export) Competences diversification Complexity Capital consuming ROI is under question Time intensive Possible evolution of procurement policies in emerging countries 4

5 Challenges in the field of Nuclear Fuel Cycle for emerging countries Lack of experts Lack of competences Underdeveloped infrastructure Bundled services procurement policy: 1 2 Whole set of NFC FE services uranium conversion enrichment fabrication or Set of NFC FE+BE services uranium conversion enrichment fabrication SNF reprocessing RAW treatment 5

6 Global players and their competences in NFC services AREVA Toshiba/ WEC GNF Rosatom U mining Conversion Enrichment Fabrication NFC Back End yes no planned 6

7 Mining division Electric power division Division SNF and RW handling Nuclear Machine Engineering division Division of Engineering and Services Nuclear medicine, advanced materials and technologies Nuclear Fleet Division NWC division Division of non-core assets R&D Division TVEL and TENEX are integral parts of Rosatom s Fuel Division ROSATOM Fuel Division (FD) FUEL COMPANY OF ROSATOM TVEL R & D GC production Conversion & enrichment NF fabrication Transport & logistics assets Overseas marketing assets TENEX-Korea Co. (South Korea) SPb-Isotop INTERNEXCO GmbH. (Germany) VNIINM Centrotech- NRDC SPb KMP UGS MP Toch mash Ural pribor AECP SChP UECP ECP MSZ NCCP CMP MZP TENEX-Logistics TENEX-Complect TENEX-Japan Co. (Japan) TENAM Corporation (USA) EDB-N.Novgorod JV with foreign partners UEC JV in Ukraine TRADEWILL LIMITED (Great Britain) 7

8 Fuel Division is a key player in the Front End NFC global market 17% of NF fabrication world market 40% of uranium enrichment world market 15% of the world fabrication capacities* 22% of the world conversion capacities 45% of the world enrichment capacities * Only LWR 8

9 TVEL Fuel Company in NFC Mining and production of Zr concentrate Zr concentrate U raw material processing, Zr roll stock and components production Zr roll stock Nuclear fuel fabrication SNF U raw material Nuclear fuel NPP UF 6 Scientific follow-up Reprocessed U, Pu SNF U mining and processing Gaseous centrifuges manufacturing Gaseous centrifuges Conversion and enrichment Waste or UF 4 Trading and sale UF6 / SWU / EUP GC export Foreign NPPs 9

10 TVEL: Range of Products& Services Services of conversion of U3O8 into UF6 Enrichment of U raw material for NPPs NF fabrication Design and production of gaseous centrifuges, as well as auxiliary equipment for U isotopes separation Development of fuel assemblies designs Fabrication of nuclear fuel components Fuel assemblies fabrication for various reactors 10

11 Leader in VVER fuel fabrication VVER design Zr-components powder pellets FA Evolutionary development of VVER fuel(vver-1000, VVER-1200, VVER-ТОI) Marketability of Russian NF both on traditional and new emerging markets Improvement of operational reliability and safety Directions for the development Extension of FA s operational lifetime; Elevation of FA s service reliability; Development of collapsible (repairable) FA; Realization of safe and economically efficient fuel cycle, including: -increase of fuel burn-up; -thermal power ascension, -introduction of fuel cycles with extended duration, e.g., 18-month period -reduction of neutron load on the vessel. ТВС-2М ТВСА-plus ТВСА-alfa ТВСА-Т 11

12 TVS-KVADRAT development Design Zr-components Powder Pellets FA PWR TVS-K: Fuel rods design is based on experience in development and operation of VVER fuel rods; Foreign experience Improved operating characteristics Design features: Geometrical stability; Strong skeleton consists of 24 guide channels with spacing grids, mixing grids and anti-fretting spacing grid welded to them; Effective fuel consumption with high fuel burn-up, flexible fuel cycle; Improved operating characteristics and technical solutions, operation reliability and safety. Characteristic Fuel assembly geometry Amount of fuel rods per fuel assembly Fuel assembly height, mm Fuel column height, mm Fuel rod outside diameter, mm Fuel pellet diameter, mm Material of fuel rod cladding Max fuel assemble burn-up, MW days/u kg mm 3658 mm 9,5 mm 8,19 mm E110 E635М 64 Fuel enrichment, % Up to 5% TVS-K 12

13 Customer-oriented approach yesterday today tomorrow Bundled services: Front End + Back End Location of fabrication facilities Location of fabrication facilities Nuclear fuel performance Nuclear fuel performance Nuclear fuel performance DIVERSIFIED TERMS OF SUPPLY Fuel casks: Transportable by any type of vehicle; The only type of cask which passes full-scale test (incl. acceleration up to 90 m/c); Equipped with shock sensors (supply terms control). 13

14 1. Set of NF Front End services. Advantages Set of Front End NFC services Advantages: Plant operator Fabrication Enrichment No risk for operator in finding and purchasing products and services of NFC FE as well as in logistics No extra expenses for additional personnel dealing with competitive procurement Savings on cost of the logistics Best possible price offer for all range of NF front end services Conversion «One window» One agreement Enriched uranium The most common scheme in VVER sector Agreements Supply 14

15 2. Set of NF Front End + Back End services. Advantages Set of Front End NFC services Advantages: Plant operator «One window» One agreement uranium conversion enrichment fabrication SNF reprocessing RAW treatment Non-proliferation Non-proliferation of Nuclear Dual-Use Technology and Materials Safety Extensive expertise in SNF/Radwaste management Ecology Efficient use of natural resources Reduction of radwastes volume and number of hazardous objects Economy No requirement of FC Back End establishment Waste isolation is available only for fuel manufactured in Russia! Repository FBR... Other technology 15

16 Current Russia s Back End competences Storage SNF reprocessing U, Pu recycling Storage of irradiated VVER-1000, RBMK fuel assemblies for further reprocessing Reprocessing of irradiated fuel assemblies from : NPPs with reactors: VVER-440, BN-600, Propulsion nuclear reactors Research reactors NF fabrication from RepU for reactors: PWR, BWR RBMK VVER 16

17 The program of Back End infrastructure development up to Decommissioning of RT Decommissioning of wet storage at MCC Construction of RT-2 (2-d phase) Design of large scale rep plant RT-2 (2-d phase) Commissioning of HLW disposal facility Start of RT-2 construction Design of large scale reprocessing plant RT-2 (1-st phase) TDC test operation Assessment of technical & economic parameters for the innovative technology Commissioning of testing & demonstration center (TDC) Commissioning of underground Lab 2011 Commissioning of dry store, first phase The program of SNF management infrastructure creation up to 2030 is approved by ROSATOM in

18 Some important notes 1. Nuclear power is and will be an essential part of energy mix despite the tragedy of Fukushima 2. Security of Nuclear Fuel supply is a key issue in nuclear program of every country 3. There are three main procurement policies: 1. competitive procurement, 2. bundled services procurement and 3. production 4. The most comfortable option for emerging countries is bundled services procurement 5. TVEL (and other companies of Rosatom) can offer the whole set of NFC services from one hand 18

19 Thank you for your attention! 19