EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

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1 European Strategic Nuclear Industrial Initiative Road Map and Concept Paper Noel Camarcat, Special Advisor for Nuclear R&D and International Issues, EDF Generation EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

2 Nuclear Fission already contributes Nuclear fission is the largest low-carbon energy source in Europe: 148 reactors in 15 countries, producing ~30% of EU s electricity, Nearly 900 Million tonnes CO 2 saved / year, 2/3 of CO 2 free electricity generation. European Energy objectives are hardly feasible without nuclear contribution on the long term. But: Need to invest in plant lifetime management, New builds necessary to satisfy demand, Actions needed now to prepare long term sustainable nuclear energy. EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

3 Towards sustainable nuclear energy Gen IV: Sustainability and U resource preservation: x , Waste management Improvement. Major role of LWRs in the 21st century: Current PWRs (Gen II): life time management (> 40yr), Gen III PWRs : starting around Deployment of fast neutron systems: Foreseen around 2040, depending on the maturity of the technology and on the market needs. European Industrial Initiative. EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

4 The European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative 2040: Target for the deployment of Gen-IV Fast Neutron Reactors with Closed Fuel Cycle. EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

5 European players get organised The ESNII Task Force under umbrella of the SNETP for the demonstration of fast neutron reactor technologies with closed fuel cycle Build consensus and technology roadmaps: technical, financial and legal issues; Foster consortia and public-private partnerships; Provide information to the SET Plan organisation; The operational responsibility for specific projects will remain to the specific consortia. Organization: One official representative per member; A chairman from industry and a co-chairman from R&D organization; Report to SNETP Executive Committee EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

6 The European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative 2040: Target for the deployment of Gen-IV Fast Neutron Reactors with Closed Fuel Cycle 5 b 1.96 b 1.2 b 2.65 b Total estimated cost: b EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

7 Projects are being launched preliminary design phases: partially funded next steps: strong need for Public - Private Partnerships ( MS - EU - Private funding) French actors are getting Organised (650M national loan) Astrid is open to EU and International cooperation - Belgian programme for Myrrha, 60M / 5years - East European support to Allegro EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

8 ESNII 1 : the ASTRID Project : Advanced Sodium Technological Reactor for Indusrial Demonstration (approx. 600 MW e ) French government (CEA) led project : national loan 650 M Industry participation - EDF operations feedback from previous reactors, utility requirements and design, safety (all aspects) Industry participation - AREVA : from pre conceptual to detailed design studies for the Nuclear Steam Supply System Other industrial partners are invited by CEA Current project phase : design choices to move from pre conceptual design to conceptual design coupled to ongoing R&D and discuss with the regulator the safety orientations (2012) Preconceptual study by AREVA EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

9 The European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative ESNII-2: 2040: Target LFR, for the the Lead deployment cooled Fast of Gen-IV Reactor Fast Neutron Reactors with Closed Fuel Cycle. Develop a LFR system with equal safety and competitiveness, with comparable uranium utilisation and reduction of waste burden, to SFR; Design and obtain a license for the construction of a European Technology Pilot Plan (ETPP) in the range MWth, with full operation in 2023; MYRRHA will play this role; Site selected (Mol, Belgium) FP7 CDT support with important contribution from industrial partners Design and obtain a license for the construction between 2015 and 2025 of a LFR Demonstrator ALFRED, with a power around 100 MWe that will allow connection to the grid; FP7 LEADER support with important contribution from industrial partners (ANSALDO as driving force) Demonstrate safety and waste minimisation performance by operational feedback and prepare the design and construction of an LFR Prototype of the order of 600MWe from EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

10 The European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative ESNII-2: LFR, the Lead cooled Fast Reactor 2012, 2014: MYRRHA Consortium Belgian Federal State support for 40% of investment cost Strong interest for joining MYRRHA consortium 2023: MYRRHA full operation ~ 2025: Commissioning of ALFRED EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

11 ESNII 3- The Gas Fast Reactor Allegro Project Longer term alternative technology of fast spectrum reactors for sustainability Able to deliver high temperature heat for industrial processes (H 2 production) After an R&D program to consolidate preconceptual design options, ALLEGRO demonstrator ( MW) to be launched in 2012 Central European ALLEGRO Consortium : Czek Republic, Slovakia, Hungary Ongoing process for Site selection and site permit (Eastern Europe) Euratom GoFastR collaborative project in support (22 partners) EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

12 The European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative 2040: Target for the deployment of Gen-IV Fast Neutron Reactors ESNII-4: Support with Infrastructures Closed Fuel Cycle. Design, construct, upgrade and operate a consistent set of experimental facilities for component design, system development, code qualification and validation, that are essential to perform design and safety analyses of the demonstration programme of ESNII, including zero-power reactors, hot cells, gas loops, liquid metal loops; Design, construct and operate the necessary irradiation tools and devices to test materials and fuels; Design, construct and operate the necessary fuel fabrication workshops, dedicated to uranium-plutonium driver fuels, and to minor actinide bearing fuels; 2011: complete identification of the necessary facilities 2012: initiate construction or upgrade of the necessary facilities including: - fuel manufacturing workshop - micro-pilot for separation of minor actinide bearing fuels EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

13 The Key Performance Indicators Overarching Key Performance Indicators Levelized Cost of electricity production Capacity and Availability Specific Key Performance Indicators Sustainability Economical Performance Availability & Robustness Safety & Prolif. resistance Implementation Effectiveness Fuel usage Demonstration of actinide burning (waste reduction) Construction cost Reactor O&M cost Fuel cycle cost Decommissioning & Disposal cost Duration outage refuelling Cycle duration Max frequency of unplanned outages Compliance with safety requirements for Gen III reactors Compliance with IAEA and Gen IV PR&PP WG recommendations Compliance with specific planning (Design / License / Construction) Plant life time EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

14 Conclusions Nuclear energy: is competitive and is the largest low carbon energy source in Europe, is contributing to EU s security of supply, and will remain a vital component of the EU energy mix. Path towards sustainability: Today: Gen II plant life management and license extension, Tomorrow: Gen III deployment of a new fleet, After-tomorrow: Gen IV + closed fuel cycle + applications beyond electricity generation. ESNII within the SET-Plan sets the foundations for the joint development of innovative nuclear systems in Europe: SETplan documentation and KPIs have been distributed for this meeting Operational projects are launched for the preliminary phase, Industry is committing resources to move to the conceptual design phase and licensing Private-Public and EC funding instruments are needed to mitigate the industrial risk, those are not bankable projects such as Commercial Reactor new builds in Finland, France, UK, Slovakia. Europe is a world leader strongly involved in international initiatives to develop future nuclear systems. EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

15 Thank you for your attention EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

16 The European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative 2040: Target for the deployment of Gen-IV Fast Neutron Reactors ESNII-1: SFR, the with Sodium Closed cooled Fuel Cycle. Fast Reactor Investigate innovative paths leading to significant progress on Sodium Fast Reactor technology in the main areas needing improvement; Implement these innovative paths through the development, licensing, construction and operation in France of the preindustrial scale prototype ASTRID, coupled to the grid, with an electrical power of the order of 600 MWe; Demonstrate the improvements in operability and the potential economic competitiveness of SFR technologies by return of experience from the operation of the prototype; Demonstrate the capability for recycling of actinides through representative irradiations on the prototype. EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September

17 The European Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative 2040: Target for the deployment of Gen-IV Fast Neutron Reactors ESNII-3: GFR, the with Gas Closed cooled Fuel Fast Cycle. Reactor 2014: Preliminary design & environmental impact studies, ALLEGRO Consortium. ~2025: Commissioning of ALLEGRO. EII Team meeting Brussels, 13 September