MINISTRY OF ECONOMY RAAN State Company for Nuclear Activities. Pitesti, Romania

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1 MINISTRY OF ECONOMY RAAN State Company for Nuclear Activities Pitesti, Romania 1

2 RAAN State Company for Nuclear Activities Institute for Nuclear Research, Pitesti NUCLEAR 2013 The 6 th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development through Nuclear Research and Education Main Achievements and Future Objectives in Romanian Nuclear Energy Research Serban Constantin VALECA, Ilie TURCU Institute for Nuclear Research INR, Romania 2

3 Content National infrastructure INR mission, infrastructure and staff Research programmes Main achievements Future objectives 3

4 Nuclear Power Programme Cernavoda Candu unit 1 commercial operation 1996 Cernavoda Candu unit 2 commercial operation 2007 Cernavoda Candu unit 3 and 4 Spent fuel and radioactive waste safe repositories Long term options: Advanced nuclear power reactors and fuel cycles; GEN IV Share of nuclear in national electrical energy mix: 20 % 4

5 Main Organizations Involved in Nuclear Power Production CNCAN National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control ROMANIA PRIME MINISTER NA&RW Nuclear Agency and for Radioactive Waste MINISTRY OF ECONOMY RAAN Romanian Authority for Nuclear Activities SNN (Nuclearelectrica National Society) ROMAG-PROD Heavy Water Plant SITON Center of Design and Engineering for Nuclear Projects Bucharest Cernavoda NPP (U1&U2) FCN Nuclear Fuel Factory INR (Institute for Nuclear Research Pitesti) 5

6 National Research Organizations IFIN-HH, National R&D Institute for Atomic Physics Horia Hulubei, Bucharest ICIT, National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies, Rm Valcea INCDTIM, National R&D Institute for Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca ICECHIM, National R&D Institute for Chemistry, Bucharest INFM, National R&D Institute for Physics of Materials, Bucharest ICPE-CA, National R&D Institute for Electrical Engineering, Bucharest IRMM, Institute for Rare and Radioactive Metals, Bucharest IFT, National Institute for Technical Physics, Iasi INCDFP- National R&D Institute for Earth Physics, Bucharest INFLRP- National R&D Institute for Laser Physics, Bucharest IMT- Institute for Micro Technologies, Bucharest Obs. Consortia with research groups from universities: UPB-Polytechnica University of Bucharest, UB-University of Bucharest, UPIT- University of Pitesti, UBBC-University of Cluj-Napoca etc. 6

7 INR Pitesti in the past 1971 Foundation of Institute for Nuclear Technology with the mission to provide scientific and technical support for the Romanian Nuclear Power Program; IAEA recommendations Contract with AECL completed. November 18: first criticality of TRIGA Material Testing Reactor Heavy Water Plant 1990 Incorporation in RENEL (the National Authority Electrical Power) as Institute for Nuclear Research organization of the Nuclear Fuel Factory (FCN); 1996 April 16, first criticality of Cernavoda unit 1 with involvement of the reactor physics specialists of INR 1998 INR is transferred under the supervision of the RAAN (Romanian Authority for Nuclear Activities) as a subsidiary May 24 Completion of TRIGA reactor core conversion to LEU following a several year process and cooperation with IAEA, US DOE and CERCA; 2007 May 06 First criticality of Cernavoda Unit 2 reactor; October, commercial operation; 2010 Completion of the main refurbishing of TRIGA Reactor 2013 Completion of the main refurbishing of Waste Management Station 7

8 INR Mission Scientific and technical national support for Cernavoda unit 1 and unit 2 safe operation during plant lifetime. Contribution to the international R&D effort to develop advanced NPP and Generation IV nuclear power reactors. Provide specific nuclear services, products and equipment for NPP Support for non-power nuclear energy application (radioisotopes) Education, training and knowledge management. R&D infrastructure operation, maintenance and upgrading. International Cooperation 8

9 TRIGA Reactors High-Inherent Nuclear Safety, intended to Fuel and Materials Testing in Steady State and Pulse Modes Post-Irradiation Examination Laboratories Evaluation of Nuclear Fuel and Structural Materials Behavior Laboratories specialized Physical, Chemical and Materials / Equipment Testing and Diagnosis Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant based on Qualified and Authorized Technologies and Staff Laboratories for Fuel Elements Manufacturing and Experimental Development of Technologies for Advanced Fuel Fabrication INR ASSETS High Activity Gamma Irradiation Station (SIGMA) Fuelling Machine Heads Testing Rig High Pressure Loops for Testing of Nuclear Fuel and Nuclear Equipment Mechanical Workshops Precision Mechanics, Pressure Equipment, Lifting Devices sustained by Special Authorized Processes and Distinct Laboratories for Material and Quality Control 9

10 INR Staff 45% 40% Breakdown by qualification 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Nuclear Scientists/Engineers Technical staff Administration and Services Mar-07 Nov mar.07 Nov-07 Researchers PhD PhD students MSc students Nuclear Scientists/Engineers Technical staff Administration and Services Total Researchers PhD PhD students MSc students

11 Education, training and knowledge management University cooperation and training - Pitesti University - Bucharest Politechnical University - Students diploma disertations - Masters - PHD - Students fellowships - Hosting IAEA fellowships - IAEA Knowledge Management projects - Implementation of INR Knowledge management strategy 11

12 TRIGA reactor - used in Romanian nuclear fuel licensing irradiation tests on structural materials and nuclear fuel for CANDU type nuclear power plants. irradiated and non-irradiated nuclear fuel behavior analysis in transient regime. - radioisotopes and irradiated materials production with applications in health, industry and environment areas US General Atomics design for materials testing Irradiation tests on: -TRIGA Nuclear fuel, -experimental CANDU SEU-43 fuel type -Cernavoda NPP fuel - in accident conditions LOCA, RIA 12

13 Post-Irradiation Examination Laboratory CANDU fuel and structural materials behavior investigation after irradiation in Cernavoda NPP and in Romanian TRIGA research reactor. Direct connected to the TRIGA reactor Manufacturing of sealed nuclear radiation sources and radioisotopes used in industriy, agriculture and medicine. Radioactive waste characterization 13

14 OUT-OF-PILE TESTING design, manufacturing and test of the equipment and facilities for Out of-pile testing design, manufacturing and operation of the specialized unique devices for Outof-Pile testing on nuclear fuel nuclear and non-nuclear materials Outof-Pile testing 14

15 Nuclear Materials and Corrosion Thermo-mechanical testing of metallic and ceramic materials under different state of stress and environment conditions; investigation of degradation mechanisms acting in the NPP systems/components materials; Fracture mechanical analysis; Zirconium alloys and UO2 pellets behavior under sever accident conditions; Microstructural and fracture surfaces analysis; Micro- and nano-structural analysis; Development of technologies for UO2 sinterable powders and sintered pellets with controlled microstructure; 15

16 ELECTRONICS research and development of dedicated electronic instrumentation and equipment, mainly for nuclear applications an R&D program for development of radiation field measurement devices software development for process control and data processing 16

17 Radioactive Wastes Management Department treatment and conditioning of radioactive wastes resulted from the TRIGA reactor and other research laboratories of the site, the Nuclear Fuel Factory (FCN), the Cernavoda NPP, Institute for Nuclear Physics and Engineering (IFIN-HH). design and manufacturing of equipment and tools for the assay and measurement of radioactive samples from the environment and from working areas, which imply radioactive sources. 17

18 Radiation Protection, Environmental Protection and Civil Protection Department implementation of radiation and environment protection plan for ICN nuclear facilities R&D program focused to increase proficiency in human and environment protection against radiation-associated risks. 18

19 QUALITY MANAGEMENT Objective: Development, implementation and maintenance of a quality management system according to ISO 9001:2000 and to applicable statutory and regulatory requirements Activities: Quality engineering activities for quality management system documentation; Quality survey activities for design and manufacturing of products for nuclear installations and conventional applications; Quality survey activities for nuclear installations operation; Quality assurance training of personnel; Quality management systems internal and external auditing. Main achievements: INR quality management system certification by LRQA (Approval certificate No ); INR quality management system authorization by CNCAN for research, design, manufacturing and operation activities related to the nuclear field. 19

20 Scientific and technical support Technical areas, safety research - Reactor physics - Thermalhydraulics - Nuclear fuel - Fuel channel - Materials - Equipments and components - Spent fuel and waste management Accident analysis (deterministic and probabilistic) Technical basis, standards, regulations 20

21 Scientific and technical support National Framework - Regular R&D programs - Cernavoda NPP R&D Agreement - Technical assistance for COG R&D - AECL (CANDU Energy) R&D Agreement - COG R&D programs 21

22 Research and Development Regular Programs Nuclear Power Other Programs Nuclear Safety Fuel Channel Nuclear Fuel Fuel Handling Radwaste Management Radioprotection Steam Generator Systems & Equipment Chemistry of Circuits Instrumentation & Control Ageing, PLIM TRIGA Reactor Radioisotopes Applications of Nuclear Techniques Heavy Water Support for International Cooperation Advanced reactors and fuel cycles About 350 internal research reports 22

23 Scientific and technical support Nuclear Safety Reactor Physics Analysis Reactor Physics Computer Methods and Codes Development Development of experimental methods for reactor physics Thermo-hydraulic Analysis Plant behavior during severe accident conditions Nuclear Safety Analysis for NPP PSA for Cernavoda NPP, research reactors Safety Assessment for Radioactive Wastes Repositories 23

24 Scientific and technical support Fuel Channel Program Irradiation behavior and deformation Corrosion and hydrogen pick-up Methods and equipment for measurement of hydrogen content in P/T material Methods and equipment for post-irradiation examination of pressure tubes 24

25 Scientific and technical support Nuclear Fuel Program Development and validation of computer codes describing fuel behavior in normal operating conditions Design of SEU / RU advanced fuel bundle Manufacturing technologies for advanced fuel bundle TRIGA irradiation tests and out-of-pile tests Fuel behaviour during accident conditions (LOCA and RIA) 25

26 Scientific and technical support Fuel Handling Program Qualification of Fuelling Machine (F/M) head testing facility Computer system for F/M head testing Software for checking NPP fuel handling programs Technologies for testing of F/M head Technical assistance for operation and maintenance of Cernavoda NPP fuel handling system 26

27 Scientific and technical support Radioactive Waste Management Program Technologies for treatment of liquid and gaseous wastes generated by Cernavoda NPP Characterization of site foreseen for LLW / ILW disposal Safety assessment of LLW / ILW final repository Technologies for treatment and conditioning of INR hot cell radwastes 27

28 Scientific and technical support Chemistry of Cernavoda NPP Circuits Corrosion of PHTS structural materials in normal and abnormal operating conditions Decontamination techniques Water chemistry and transport of corrosion products Corrosion of structural materials from secondary circuit 28

29 Scientific and technical support Systems and Equipment Program Contributions to the development and implementation of a Plant Life Management Program for Cernavoda NPP Improved design and manufacturing of Failed Fuel Location System Computerized data acquisition systems for surveillance of Cernavoda NPP reactor core components Design and manufacturing of a new Gross Activity Monitor for surveillance of reactor activity in Cernavoda NPP 29

30 Scientific and technical support Instrumentation and Control Integrated radiation monitoring system Fixed area monitors Radiation detectors Ageing mechanisms 30

31 Support for Cernavoda NPP Research Cooperation protocol Around 40 research topics in regular research programme Contribution to the operational events investigations Examination of spent fuel Servicies, commercial contracts: mainly for Cernavoda, other beneficiaries to a lesser extent; about 20 % share in INR budget. 31

32 Technical Assistance for COG R&D Programs (Cernavoda COG membership) About 500 COG documents were analyzed by the ICN Technical Team during the under five COG R&D Programs: Fuel Channels Safety & Licensing Health, Safety and Environment Chemistry, Materials & Components Industry Standard Toolset (17) COG R&D contract: Developing Irradiated Testing Facilities at ICN Pitesti 32

33 ALFRED demonstrator - Gen 4 lead fast reactor - High fuel utilisation - Enhanced safety; passive - 1/10 wastes - Proliferation resistant - European project / partnership / ESNII - Consortium: ANSALDO as leader, ENEA, INR - Enlargement: under development - Horizon 2020 projects / financing schemes 33

34 Contribution to advanced reactors and fuel cycles Generation IV nuclear power reactors LFR: Lead fast reactors Participation in ELSY, LEADER, ADRIANA Involvement in ALFRED Governmental approval (February 2011) for: proposal to host ALFRED INR to represent Romania in the future consortium 34

35 ALFRED demonstrator ALFRED demonstrator Plant Layout 35

36 International Cooperation R&D Agreements and technical cooperation AECL/CANDU Energy - Canada CEA France ITU- Germany KAERI- Korea IRSN-France JSI Slovenia SCK-CEN Belgium Ansaldo Nucleare- Italy, ENEA-Italy LANL Los Alamos National Laboratory ORNL- Oak Ridge National Laboratory ANL- Argonne National Laboratory BNL Brookhaven National Laboratory SNL - Sandia National Laboratory IAEA, EU, CANDU Owners Group, US DOE Expected: NEA/OECD 36

37 International Cooperation IAEA Regular Projects with INR as the main recipient: - Development and testing of locally made fuel elements - Building Nuclear Safety capabilities - Development of the Cernavoda Probabilistic Safety Evaluation Studies - Plant commissioning requirements and training - Radiological protection - Licensing of test facilities for CANDU 600 fuelling machine - Full conversion of TRIGA 14-Mw Core from HEU to LEU Regional projects Training courses, scientific visits, expert missions, etc. Ex: RER/9/076 Strengthening Safety and Reliability of Nuclear Fuel and Materials in Nuclear Power Plants: Upgrading the Hot Cells at INR Pitesti and development of the CANDU spent fuel examination technologies. Others co-operation forms: Research contracts (8 active contracts) INR contribution to the IAEA activities (development of standards, experts) 37

38 International cooperation Canada Collaboration with AECL - CANADA, started in 1999 under the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the research and development of nuclear energy and technology between Romania and Canada (under renewal with CANDU Energy): CANDU nuclear fuel; Nuclear safety; Nuclear Power Plant life management Projects with AECL Power cycling condition for Candu fuel in C9 capsule of TRIGA reactor; Fatigue test for Zircaloy - 4 sheaths; Transfer, implementation and validation of computer codes for nuclear safety analysis and design. COG Projects Cernavoda technical assistance for COG R&D programs (Fuel channel, Plant chemistry, Safety and licensing, Radioprotection, Computer programs; Developing Irradiated Testing Facilities at ICN Pitesti ; to develop the capability to test irradiated material in the hot cells at ICN Pitesti. Types of tests to be develop cover DHC testing and associated with material (PT) surveillance. 38

39 International Cooperation EU R&D Framework Programs FP5 EURATOM: PHEBEN 2, Validating Severe Accident Codes Against Phebus FP for Plant Applications - integral codes for LWR and guidelines for optimum code use for the various applications ( ) FP6EURATOM: SARNET, NoE in Nuclear Reactors Severe Accidents COWAM2, Community waste management: Improving the governance of nuclear waste management and disposal in Europe HOTLAB: European Hot Laboratories Research Capacities and Needs - to set up a hot laboratories network in support of the nuclear energy safety optimization and long-term management of radioactive waste NULIFE, NOE on Nuclear Plant Life Prediction - framework for continuing professional development of its personnel via targeted internal training, exchange of best practices and where appropriate mobility/exchanges CIP, COWAM in Practice - to assist local communities directly with their engagement on their particular siting programmes - and to capture the learning from that experience and to prepare EU-level guidance for the implementation and improvement of inclusive radioactive waste management approaches MTR+I3, Materials Testing Reactors Innovations strengthening the European experimental potential in materials and nuclear fuel testing ELSY, Generation IV Reactors- European Lead System to develop a lead-cooled fast reactor concept 39

40 International Cooperation EU R&D Framework Programs FP7 EURATOM participation: CARBOWASTE, Waste management, Graphite LEADER, Generation IV Reactors- European Lead System to develop a leadcooled fast reactor concept SARNET-II, NoE in Nuclear Reactors Severe Accidents ADRIANA, Infrastructure for Generation 4 reactors STYLE, Materials Investigations for NPP (non-pressure vessels components) MATTER, Advanced materials for generation 4 NEWLANCER, Increase NMS participation to EURATOM FPs SEARCH, HLM, LEAD technologies MAXSIMA, Methodology Analysis and Experiments for the Safety in MYRRHA 40

41 International Cooperation EU R&D Framework Programs New Projects 2013 last EURATOM call ESNII+ ESNII Preparation for Horizon 2020 MATISSE CAST ASAPMSA_E MARISA MAXSIMA ARCADIA PLATENSO EAGLE Materials Innovation for safe and Sustainable Nuclear in Europe C-14 Sorce term Advanced Safety Assessment Methodologyes PSA extended MYRRHA research infrastructure support action Methodology Analysis and Experimets for the Safety in MIRHHA Assessment Sustainable Approach for Regional Research Active Integration in Horizon 2020 Building a platform for enhanced societal research related to nuclear energy in Central and Eastern Europe Enhancing education, training and communication processes for informed behaviors and decision-making related to ionizing radiation risks During about 25 Projects 41

42 International Cooperation EU research area SNETP EU Nuclear energy technological platform ESNII member IGD-TP EU Geological disposal EERA EU Energy Research Alliance APSA (JRC IE Petten) Aging PSA Expected: ENEN EU nuclear education network ETSON EU TSO network 42

43 Concluding remarks - Most probably nuclear power will not have alternate options on a medium and long term during this century. - Nuclear power is a clean energy suitable for co-habitation with renewables - Research and the support for safe development and operation of nuclear power installations. - Romania has a clear option and commitments regarding nuclear power programme - INR is expected to extend and enhance its role in safe deployment of nuclear energy in Romania and in Europe. 43

44 INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH Pitesti, ROMANIA 1, Campului Street Mioveni, Arges POB 78, Pitesti ROMANIA Tel: (+40) Fax: (+40) Web: 44