R & D to Support Management of the Nuclear Legacy

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1 R & D to Support Management of the Nuclear Legacy Philip Ohl MD, Kurion

2 R&D to Support Management of the Nuclear Legacy n-eboc15, Cumbria, 13 October 2015

3 For a Cleaner Future Irvine HQ Westminster, Colo. Remote systems engineering and design office Warrington, UK Regional office Tokyo, Japan Regional office Richland, Wash. Engineering offices GeoMelt test facility Modular vitrification test facility Houston, Texas Detritiation test facility Founded: 2008 Today: 150 know-how experts and growing

4 Kurion History Our Story Begins Founded based on a joint vision of John Raymont and Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital Rapid Crisis Response Kurion team acted as an early responder to the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant New Environmental Solutions Demonstrated light-water detritiation to offer alternative to releasing radionuclides into the environment New Partnerships Launched new robotics, vitrification and separation projects in the U.S., UK, France and Japan First Game-Changing Technology Unveiled first key technologies: Ion Specific Media and Modular Vitrification System Expanding Suite of Technologies Acquired GeoMelt vitrification technology Rapid Growth Partnered with UK s NNL Acquired Vista Engineering Technologies and SA Robotics Selected by Japan s METI for tritium-removal demonstration project Expanded role in the cleanup at Fukushima Launched UK separation project

5 Growing UK Presence GeoMelt KURION Ltd Warrington PROJECTS Hinkley Point A Bradwell Chapelcross Dounreay Sellafield Trawsfynydd

6 Kurion Suite of Technologies Access Separation Stabilization

7 R&D - Challenging Conventional Wisdom Never, ever, think outside the box.

8 Hard Questions (1) Can you remove 5 Million Curies of Cs-137 in 5 months at a disaster site?

9 Kurion did it in 4 months SOURCES: IRID, TEPCO (E.G.) AND TEPCO (AUG 23 SEPT 25 SARRY DOWN OR ONE TRAIN OPERATION)

10 Three Isotope Removal Systems at Fukushima ISMS, 2011 KMPS-1, 2014 KMPS-2, 2015

11 Hard Questions (2) Are proven technologies available for Decommissioning activities with limited access in high radiation environments?

12 Kurion does it using Carbon Fiber in High Rad Environments

13 Kurion s Proven Long Reach Manipulator Capabilities Left to Right: Trawsfynydd Rotary Deployment Arm, Fukushima Inspection Manipulator, Fukushima Fuel Debris Retrieval System

14 Proven Track Record Projects include: Reactor - inspection, repair, waste removal, demolition and segmentation Tanks/Silos Cleaning, waste removal and decommissioning Hotcells Segmentation waste handling, and decommissioning (Insert Photo) (Insert Photo) (Insert Photo) (Insert Photo) (Insert Photo) (Insert Photo) Date Current Current Project Fukushima Fuel Debris Removal Fukushima Repair Manipulator Fukushima Inspection Manipulator Trawsfyndd Rotary Deployment Arm Hanford Tank Arm Demo SRS Skid & Arm SIXEP Arm Rancho Seco West Valley Long Reactor Vessel Reach Manipulator Segmentation Arm Client IHI IHI IHI Magnox CH2M Hill WSRC INS Innovation SMUD WVNS Location Fukushima, Japan Fukushima, Japan Fukushima, Japan Trawsfynydd, UK Hanford, US Savannah River, US Sellafield, UK Rancho Seco, US West Valley, US Present Day 2003

15 Hard Questions (3) Can you provide vitrification, the gold standard for stabilization of nuclear waste, at economics competitive with grout?

16 Kurion and NNL are making the case for Active Asbestos Treatment Volume Reduction 1.5 X Volume Increase 3 X Disposal Cost: 490/m 3 Space saved at Disposal site Health Hazard Eliminated Disposal price only: 730/m 3 Disposal Cost: 2,190/m 3 GeoMelt is favorable even if processing is 1,700 /m 3 more expensive

17 Kurion Teams with NNL to Deploy GeoMelt at Sellafield Demonstrate active vitrification of LLW and ILW Support Sellafield Ltd evaluation of thermal processing Provide treatment path for small quantity orphan waste streams NNL Provides: Over 30 years of vitrification experience supporting WVP Currently operating a full scale VTR facility Uranium Rig hall in Central Lab - capable of handling uranium and low levels of activity Over 10,000 person-years of experience in the nuclear industry Uranium Rig Hall in NNL s Central Lab NNL s Central Lab Non-Active Vit Test Rig

18 Installation of GeoMelt - Current Status and Future Activities Active operations for customer waste streams commence April Relocated GeoMelt system from Birchwood to NNL s Workington Facility Modify GeoMelt system for intended use in NNL s Central Laboratory facility Complete install and commission in NNL s Workington Inactive Facility followed by installation in the Active B- 170 Central Laboratory on the Sellafield Site Active operations for customer waste streams commence Spring GeoMelt system at NNL s Inactive Facility GeoMelt system Flow Diagram

19 Central Laboratory Active Rig Hall

20 Active Trials & Demonstrations Pond Sludges Simulated Solid Wastes Magnox Sludge Sand Clinoptillolite PCM wastes Demolition materials (b/g and/or PCM) Doped with U & Isotopes Waste delivery / Pretreatment Vent system / off gas treatment Caesium-137 Technetium-99 Ruthenium-103/106 Carbon-14 Tritium Product quality Treat real Low Level & Orphan wastes

21 Intellectual Property IP is a Real Asset Real Assets demand Real Returns on Investment Government demands free use of IP that it has paid for There is room to accommodate both Government and Industry

22 NDA Estate Decommissioning R&D Opportunities NDA Estate 39 reactors (gas, water and metal cooled) five fuel reprocessing plants three fuel fabrication plants one redundant enrichment plant five nuclear laboratory complexes Over 130,000 Tons of Orphan Waste UK Geologic Disposal Facility FGMSP Water Abatement Dounreay Shaft & Silo Retrieval

23 Questions