RFID Technology for Nuclear Applications

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3 RFID Technology for Nuclear Applications Dr. Yung Liu Argonne National Laboratory Argonne, IL Dr. James Shuler U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C. 3

4 Nuclear Energy in the World Over 440 commercial nuclear power reactors operating in 30 countries, with 377 GWe total capacity. Provide 14% of the world's electricity as continuous, reliable base-load power, and their efficiency is increasing. 56 countries operate 250 research reactors and a further 180 nuclear reactors power some 140 ships and submarines. Speaker s company logo here 4

5 Nuclear Energy in the U.S. Gigaw atts With license renewal Without license renewal Year 104 nuclear reactors account for 20% (100 GWe) of total electricity generation capacity 20-yr extension of licenses of 104 reactors will yield x MWh nuclear electricity; 1.4 x 10 9 tons of CO 2 equivalent NOT released to atmosphere ( 73 millions metric tons/yr) Nuclear Renaissance and Fukushima 5

6 Nuclear Power Reactors in the U.S. 104 LWRs in 31 States operated by 30 companies 69 PWRs and 35 BWRs built between Manage Aging for License Renewal New Builds Small Modular Reactors 6

7 Nuclear Fuel Cycle Sustainability Safety Safeguards Security Electricity Monitoring Ore Recovery Enrichment Fuel Fabrication Light Water Reactors PWRs & BWRs Transportation Interim Storage Geologic Disposal Transportation Interim Storage Spent Fuel XXXXX Extended Storage > 120 y? 7

8 Cans & Drums Cylinders Canisters Annual Mass Flow for LWR Casks Used Fuel Storage XXX Monitor What, Where, When, How? 8

9 U.S. Civilian Used Fuel in Dry Cask Storage Market Opportunity: civilian spent nuclear fuel Licensed/Operating Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations by State Environmental Exposure NOAA Weather Monitoring Pool to Dry Cask since ,500 in 3/2012 9

10 Extended Dry Cask Storage safe and secure Dry Casks Used Fuel Assemblies Remote Monitoring by RFID? Environmental degradation of structure system and component in dry casks Aging Management Plan (AMP) for safe operation & license renewal Conditions and Performance Monitoring are key elements in AMP 10

11 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station March 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami Total loss of generation capacity = 2,719 MWe Unit MWe Unit MWe Unit MWe Unit MWe 11

12 Post Fukushima Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Management Battery-powered, Sensor-enabled RFID Tag Situational Awareness 12

13 Enhancing Safety, Security, Safeguards and Sustainability (4S) of Nuclear Materials Safety Accident Prevention Security Physical Protection Safeguards Non-Proliferation Sustainability Cost Effectiveness Safety Robust Containers Tracking, Monitoring Inventory, Verification Safety by Design Safeguards Security Safeguards Security Remote Monitoring (24/7) ARG-US RFID 13

14 Safeguards and Security of Nuclear Materials Treaties Non-Proliferation Comprehensive Test Ban Fissile Material Cut-off Strategic Arms Reduction Nuclear Security Chain of custody Continuity of knowledge Container-based 24/7 Remote Sensing and Automatic Alert/Alarm 14

15 Argonne RFID Command Center: Information for Action Platform/Protocol Development Training/Certification 15

16 2 nd World Nuclear Security Summit, Seoul, March 26-27, 2012 and World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) WINS Mission To provide those who are accountable for nuclear security with an international forum to share and promote best security practice President Obama arrives at Osan Air Base on March 25, 2012 in Osan, South Korea 16

17 The World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS) and the World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI) published the first Joint International Best Practice Guide Electronic Tracking for the Transport of Nuclear and other Radioactive Materials The ARG-US Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) System: A Case Study from the US 17

18 RFID Technology for Nuclear Applications Nuclear Utilities Hospitals Other Nations 18 18

19 Future Expand and improve ARG-US RFID system and infrastructure Deployment opportunities for other high-risk materials Teaming (Public and Private) Technology transfer Licensing via Argonne s Technology Development and Commercialization Office Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) 19

20 ARG-US RFID Partners Come see us in Booth #

21 Acknowledgment This work is supported by the DOE Packaging Certification Program, Office of Packaging and Transportation (EM-33) under Contract DE-AC02-06CH Dr. James M. Shuler Manager, Packaging Certification Program U.S. Department of Energy EM-63, CLV Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C fax Dr. Yung Y. Liu Manager, Packaging Certification and Life Cycle Management Group Argonne National Laboratory 9700 S. Cass Ave., Bldg. 221 Argonne, IL fax 21

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