French Commitment to Nuclear for Climate Nuclear Engineering Panel Technical Presentation DATE & TIME Wednesday, 22nd July 2015 5.30pm for a 6pm start VENUE Engineers Australia Harrick's Auditorium, Ground Floor 8 Thomas St, Chatswood TICKETS Free REGISTRATION www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sydne y/events NEP Contact For further information, contact Dr Don Higson at mailto:higsond@bigpond.net.au This topic will be presented by Robert Parker Robert Parker attended the 2015 ICAPP Congress (International Congress on Advances On Nuclear Power Plants) in Nice in early May. At that congress he signed the Nice Declaration along with representatives of 38 other nuclear associations and scientific organisations. This declaration advocates the use of nuclear energy to address man made climate change by ensuring that 80% of electricity to come from low-carbon sources by 2050. It also calls for the new UNFCCC Protocols to recognize nuclear energy as a low-carbon energy option, and to include it in its climate funding mechanisms, as is the case for all other low-carbon energy sources. The congress was followed by visits to nuclear installations at Tricastin and Marcoule where many of the steps in closing the nuclear fuel cycle were inspected. These started with Areva's new Comurhex II industrial UF4 to UF6 conversion plant which then feeds uranium gas to the new 3 billion Georges Besse II uranium enrichment facility. This was then followed by the 4 x 900 MWe Tricastin nuclear power station. The next day at Marcoule saw visits to facilities used to decommission reactors followed by the Phenix sodium cooled fast spectrum reactor before moving on to really cutting edge science at the Atalante Hot Cell facility.
French Commitment to Nuclear for Climate SPEAKER: Robert Parker Robert Parker graduated in 1974 as a Civil Engineer from the University of New South Wales where he obtained a Masters in Engineering Science. He spent 40 years variously in engineering design, project management and project development. Within Australia his work included dams, water treatment plants, rail, freeway and bridge projects. This was followed by extensive international assignments on large dam and hydropower jobs including projects in Vietnam, Iran, Eritrea and Indonesia. Concerned with the threat of manmade climate change he moved into the arena of climate change activism however recognised that no effective action would occur without the use of nuclear energy. This led to the completion of a Masters in Nuclear Science at ANU and continued study into the nuclear fuel cycle. Advocacy in the public arena for the use of nuclear energy especially through the development of more bipartisan approaches is vital if nuclear energy is to be adopted in Australia. Rob therefore carries out regular nuclear forums in Sydney and regional areas with a particular focus on environmental groups. In 2014 he became the President of the Australian Nuclear Association.
French Commitment to Nuclear for Climate 1. The NICE Declaration 2. Tricastin meets current needs 3. Marcoule plans for the future 4. ASTRID - the future 1
1. The NICE Declaration International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants 2015 2
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NICE Declaration ACKNOWLEDGE unequivocally that human activities have contributed to changes in the Earth s climate Signed by 39 nuclear societies, representing 50,000 scientists from 36 countries 5
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2. Tricastin Nuclear Facilities Front end fuel manufacture and power a) Nuclear Power Plant b) Comurex II UF4 to UF6 c) Georges Besse II gas centrifuge plant 7
Where are we? 8
Old Gaseous Diffusion Plant Georges Besse 1 9
Gas Diffusers 10
Tricastin Nuclear Power Plant 4 x 955 MW PWR s Site Director Sylvie Richard 11
French 900Mw PWR for 1970-80 s era 12
New Centrifuge Plant Georges Besse 11-3 billion Uses 50 x less energy & no water from the Rhone 13
New Centrifuge plant Georges Besse II 14
In Georges Besse II collection gallery In front of enriched uranium container 15
Comurex II UF4 to UF6 plant at Tricastin/Pierrelatte 16
Pierrelatte place in the cycle 17
Le Magnaneraie Villeneuve-les-Avignon 18
3. Marcoule Nuclear Facilities Closing the nuclear fuel cycle and future reactors 1. G1 reactor decommissioned 2. Phenix FN reactor decommissioned 3. ATALANTE Laboratory 4. ASTRID the future 19
Marcoule Decommissioned G1 reactor 20
Marcoule G2 and G3 reactors, G1 similar though smaller 21
Phenix Fast Breeder/Burner Reactor 22
Phenix sodium cooled fast breeder/burner reactor 23
3. ATALANTE Hot lab 24
Partitioning of Actinides 1 25
Actinide partitioning 2 26
Partitioning of Actinides 3 COEX modification of PUREX Solvent extraction processes The complex formed from a uranyl ion, two nitrates and two molecules of triethyl phosphate. This is very similar to the uranium complex in the organic phase in the PUREX process 27
Mixed in pulsed column 28
COEX prevents the production of pure Pu Thermal and Fast reactor fuel 29
Process for GEN IV reactor transmutation New solvent extracting molecules for GANEX, SANEX and EXAm processes developed at ATALANTE DEHiBA TODGA DMDOHEMA 30
Future Fuel Cycle for Sustainability 31
4. ASTRID 32
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Percentage Percentage 80% Germany vs. France http://www.rte-france.com/en German System 672 grco2 eq/kwh Electricity specific 42% wind and solar capacity 14% wind and solar production 80% French System 71 gr CO2 eq/kwh Electricity specific 11% wind and solar capacity 4% wind and solar production 70% 70% 60% 60% 50% 50% 40% 40% 30% 30% 20% 20% 10% 10% 0% Nuclear Hydro Wind Solar Gas Coal Biomas s Capacity 7% 3% 20% 22% 17% 28% 3% Production 15% 4% 9% 5% 11% 48% 9% 0% Nuclear Hydro Wind& Solar Gas Coal Biomass Capacity 49% 19% 11% 19% 2% 1% Production 74% 13% 4% 3% 4% 1% 39
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