ROSATOM STATE CORPORATION ON NUCLEAR ENERGY ROSATOM Light Water Reactor in Russia Presented M.A.Bykov OKB GIDROPRESS 17 th TWG-LWR Meeting, Vienna, 18-20 June 2012
NPP Electricity Generation in Russia 32 units at 10 sites all types Overall installed capacity of 24,2 GW. About 16% of domestic electricity generation The European part of Russia - 30% The North-West part of the country 37% All plants are branches of Rosenergoatom Concern (ROSATOM) www.rosatom.ru 2
VVER 440 NPP in operation 23 Units Total power 10 120 MW Novovoronezh NPP, Russia Kola NPP, Russia Rovno NPP, Ukraine Metsamor NPP, Armenia Loviisa NPP, Finland Paks NPP, Hungary Dukovany NPP, Czechia Bohunice NPP, Slovakia Mochovce NPP, Slovakia www.rosatom.ru 3
VVER 1000 NPP in operation 31 Units of total power 31 000 MW www.rosatom.ru Novovoronezh NPP, Russia Kalinin NPP, Russia Balakovo NPP, Russia Rostov NPP, Russia South Ukraine NPP, Ukraine Zaporozhye NPP, Ukraine Rovno NPP, Ukraine Khmelnitski NPP, Ukraine Kozloduy NPP, Bulgaria Temelin NPP, Czechia Tianwan NPP, China Bushehr NPP, Iran 4
VVER units commissioned in 2006-2011 10 Units Total power 10 000 MW Rostov NPP, Unit 2, Russia Kalinin NPP, Unit 4, Russia Tianwan NPP, Unit 1, China Tianwan NPP, Unit 2, China Bushehr NPP, Unit 1, Iran www.rosatom.ru 5
VVER inside Russia construction activities Baltic NPP - Kaliningrad region Type of the reactor: VVER -1200. Power units: 2 Leningrad NPP -2 - Leningrad region Type of the reactor: VVER -1200. Power units: 2 in the stage of construction, 2 in project. Novovoronezh NPP -2 - Voronyezh region Type of the reactor: VVER -1200. Power units: 2 in the stage of construction, 2 in project Nizhniy-Novgorod NPP Type of the reactor: VVER TOI. Power units: 2. The current state - preparation for design documentation for the licensing for construction www.rosatom.ru http://www.rosatom.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosatom/rosatomsite/aboutcorporation/ activity/energy_complex/designandbuilding/bild_npp 6
VVER inside Russia construction activities Rostov NPP units 3&4 Type of the reactor: VVER -1000 Power units: 2 Central NPP. The Kostroma region. Type of the reactor: VVER -1200. Power units: 2. Construction of station are intended to accomplish into 2013 Floating NPP Academician Lomonosov. Type of the reactor: KLT-40S. Power units: 2. The beginning of the experimental-industrial operation is planned In 2013 18 Units of total power 19070 MW www.rosatom.ru http://www.rosatom.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosatom/rosatomsite/aboutcorporation/ activity/energy_complex/designandbuilding/bild_npp/ 7
VVER outside Russia construction activities Akkuyu NPP - Turkish Republic May 12, 2010 the agreement Russian Federation Turkish Republic was signed Type of the reactor: VVER -1200. Power units: 4 Kudankulam NPP Indian Type of the reactor: VVER -1000/AES-92. Power units: 2 Mochovce NPP units 3&4- Slovakia Type of the reactor: VVER - 440/213. Power units: 2 On May 11, 2010 the contract was signed for completion Planned periods of the commissioning 2012 and 2013 respectively. www.rosatom.ru http://www.rosatom.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosatom/rosatomsite/aboutcorporation/ activity/energy_complex/designandbuilding/bild_npp/ 8
VVER outside Russia construction activities Tianwan NPP units 3&4 - People's Republic of China Type of the reactor: VVER -1000. Power units: 2 Belorussian NPP Republic of Belarus March 15 2012 the Russian Belarus agreement was signed. Type of the reactor: VVER -1200. Power units: 2 Khmelnitsky NPP units 3&4 Ukraine June 9 2010 the Russia Ukraine agreement was signed Type of the reactor: VVER -1000/392. Power units: 2 14 Units of total power 14080 MW http://www.rosatom.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosatom/rosatomsite/aboutcorporation/ www.rosatom.ru activity/energy_complex/designandbuilding/bild_npp/ 9
The main VVER R&D objectives Increase in reactor unit power; Fuel and FA design improvement; Extension of service life of RP main equipment; Increase in load factor; Decrease in the volume of radwaste; LBB concept application; Further improvement of safety systems; Fukushima lessons based modernizations www.rosatom.ru 10
FOKUSIMA LESSON based measures Common for NPP in operation and new To equip a power unit with mobile diesel-generator; To provide make-up of the primary circuit, SG and spend fuel pool using mobile pump units from NPP water storage tanks and from external sources of water supply; To ensure improvement of guidelines for BDBA management; To mitigate consequences of severe accidents a possibility shall be considered for external cooling of RPV and molten corium; To evaluate engineering solutions for limitation of pressure buildup inside the containment; Emergency instrumentation shall ensure control of a power unit state under accident conditions and in the post-accident period. www.rosatom.ru 11
New VVER safety systems design Combination of passive and active HA-2 (passive principle) Coolant inventory maintenance ECCS HA (passive principle) HA-2 (passive principle) Blackout www.rosatom.ru 12
New VVER safety systems design Combination of passive and active Provision of heat removal to the ultimate heat sink BLACKOUT 24 hours without operator s 72 hours with operator s action PHRS (passive principle) www.rosatom.ru 13
VVER designs evolution activities The basis for evolutionary development and improvement is VVER-1200 design for AES-2006, 4-loop VVER-TOI reactor - Technical design; 2-loop VVER-600 reactor based on VVER-1200 components and processes Conception design; 2-loop VVER-1200A reactor, engineering judgment for PGV- 1500 SG applied - Conception design; 3-loop VVER-1800 reactor, engineering judgment for VVER- 1500 and VVER-1200A applied - Conception design; Designs adapted for MOX-fuel; www.rosatom.ru 14
VVER designs evolution activities WWER-1200 The basic project WWER-1200A Steam generator Diameter 4,2 m Length 13,8 m Mass 450 t WWER-600 300 MWe for each loop 600 MWe for each loop WWER-1800 Steam generator Diameter 5,2 m Length 20 m Mass 790 t www.rosatom.ru 15
WWER Innovation development Elaboration of VVER-SCP RP Innovative Super VVER is a water-cooled reactor (VVER-SCP). Development of power reactors with super critical parameters of steam and controlled neutron spectrum is provided by the Energy Strategy of Russia which was ratified by the Order of the RF Government of 13.11.2009. In July 2011 Russia signed system agreement of the International Forum Generation-4 (GIF) in the field of supercritical water reactors (SCWR). Top head GIF participants in the field of SCWR: EU Canada Japan Russia PTU Inlet nozzle Outlet nozzle ECCS nozzle Riser FAs Downcomer FAs Core baffle Vessel Separation baffle Core barrel www.rosatom.ru 16
ture IAEA activities preposal ision of guides and procedures on the basis of the ushima lessons PP site assessment DBA and SA management procedures