D. Iracane - IGORR: International Group on Research Reactors

JHR Project status
Daniel Iracane
JHR program director
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JHR status
RRFM – IGORR
Lyon, March 2007
2007, a major milestone
for the JHR project
ªEarly in 2007
9Signature of the JHR Consortium Agreement by 8
Partners
9Formal decision to launch the construction
)The site is being prepared
ªIn the coming months
9Construction permit delivery
9Assessment by the safety body of the Preliminary safety
analysis report
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JHR construction is launched
ª Detailed design studies are completed
2003-2005
9 ~ 300 persons.years from AREVA, EDF and CEA
9 Concluded by a large review
ª Development studies
2006- mid 08
9 launched in due time
9 Content: site preparation, calls for tenders, qualifications …
January 2006
ª Good public acceptation
9 Public consultation completed in
9 Public enquiry completed in
April 2005
February 2007
ª Regulation process
9 Preliminary safety analysis report, released in
) Preliminary safety options assessed by Regulatory Body
9 Preliminary safety analysis report assessment
9 Construction permit delivery
ª Construction phase & tests
ª Start of operations
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March 2006
April 2003
2007
2007
2008-2013
2014
RRFM – IGORR
Lyon, March 2007
Preparation
of the site
Cadarache
Beginning of March:
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The main JHR characteristics
have been confirmed
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JHR power = 100MW
NUCLEAR AUXILIARIES
BUILDING
REACTOR
BUILDING
Reactor
pool
JHR characteristics
Hot cells &
storage 6pools
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51,12m x 46,75m + Φ36.6m
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H 34,4m + H44,9 m
Lyon, March 2007
20 simultaneous experiments
coupled with 4 cells, bunkers,
fission product on line laboratory, …
In reflector:
In core:
High thermal neutron flux
(up to 5.5 1014 n/cm²/s)
High fast neutron flux
(up to 1015 n/cm²/s > 0.1MeV)
Material ageing
(up to 16 dpa/y)
Fuel studies
(up to 600 W/cm with a
1% 235U PWR rod)
Gen IV fuels
(GFR, ..)
Displacement systems
To adjust the fissile power
To study transients
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Loop accommodation capability
ª Experimental area characteristics
9 Over 3 floors, technical rooms = 490 m2 ; experimental cubicle = 780 m2
9 Penetrations between reactor pool and experimental cubicles: 11 (2 for FP lab)
ª 10 operating cubicles + 2 cubicles on standby
ª More than 20 irradiation devices among which 10 connected to cubicles
and 6 to Fission Product lab
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Multipurpose cell for
irradiation devices
JHR hot cells
Alpha cell
Multipurpose cell for
irradiation devices
& conditioning
Front zone of cells
Spent fuel
& radio-isotopes
cell
NDE posts
Rear zone of hot cells
(cask interface)
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JHR status
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Lyon, March 2007
JHR designed for using
High density reprocessable LEU fuel
large in-core exp. device
Fuel element (3x8 plates), 600mm
aluminium alloy cladding
UMo/Al 19.75%, 8 gU/cm3
developed within
international collaboration
37 mm
95 mm
neutron control rod
or small exp. device
Stiffener
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JHR fuel implementation strategy
ª JHR is designed to be operated with high density LEU fuel, the UMo
ª The UMo industrial agenda is not yet secured
ª JHR may start operation in 2014 with a back-up fuel solution
ª The back-up solution was optimised with an enrichment as low as
reasonably achievable to avoid significant penalty to the JHR scientific
and commercial performances : U3Si2, 4,8 g/cc, 27% enrichment
ª This back-up solution will be implemented for a limited period
9 waiting for the industrial availability of a REPROCESSABLE & LEU Fuel
9 Conversion in the same agenda than other MTRs and Research Reactor currently
using HEU
9 CEA is strongly committed in the international collaboration for the
development of UMo
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2006 optimisation
ª Large review process at the end of the definition phase (end 2005)
ª Purpose: decrease the technical risks with few % impact on the performance
9 Ê primary circuit flow and Ê velocity in the fuel assemblies
9 -40% on the pump power and 1 exchanger per file (compared to two initially)
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Decision (end 2006)
to launch the
JHR construction
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The roadmap for implementing JHR,
a new major research infrastructure
ª The initial question
9 How to renew large research infrastructures facing the continuous industrial and
public needs
ª Sharing the strategy in the community
9 A comprehensive survey: FEUNMARR, Future European Union Needs in
MAterial Research Reactors, 5th FP thematic network, Nov. 2001 – Oct 2002
9 Plus bilateral discussions to build up a common view
ª Building the economy of the project
9 by a balanced contribution between Public and Private funding
9 By an important contribution from the hosting country
ª Working out the legal structure
ª Assessment
9 at the European level (European Strategic Forum for Research Infrastructure
ESFRI)
9 and International level (OECD/NEA International Advisory Group)
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JHR is optimised for high performance
material and fuel testing
ª JHR support generation 2, 3, 4 power reactors
9 Safety and plant life time management (Gen 2 & 3)
9 Optimisation & safety for fuel technology and for Gen 3 reactors
9 Fuel & material innovation for future systems
GW
Plant
Plantlife
lifeextension
extension
beyond
beyond40
40years
years
New materials (SiC, ODS)
under high flux and T
Generation 4
Existing fleet
40-year plant life
Generation 3
Hoop deformation of different grades of
austenitic Phénix claddings and ferritomartensitic materials versus dose
%
g
10
Average
316 Ti
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1980 1990 2000
2010 2020 2030 2040
2050 2060
p
Average 15/15Ti
Best lot of 15/15Ti
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4
3
LWR Fuel tests in steady or transient regimes
(optimisation, safety tests)
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Ferritic-martensitic (F/M)
steels, ODS included
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60
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80
90
100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200
dose (dpa)
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JHR Consortium status
ª The JHR Consortium Agreement binds Members contributing to the
financing of the JHR construction.
9 CEA, EDF, AREVA, SCK (Belgium), NRI (Czech Republic), VTT (Finland),
CIEMAT (+ a pool of industries & public bodies, Spain), JAEA (Japan, under process)
9 CEA, still willing to enlarge the Consortium during the construction phase
) Ongoing discussions with several other European and non-European countries
9 JHR will benefit from the EC support through the 7th + 8th FP
ª CEA is the owner and nuclear operator of the JHR.
ª Consortium Members have a secured and guaranteed access to experimental
JHR locations to perform
9 Their Proprietary Experimental Programs
9 A Joint Program opened to international collaboration
9 Operation costs are paid only for utilised rights
ª Non-Member: access under decision & commercial policy of the JHR
Consortium Board
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JHR Bilateral Agreements between CEA and
Mai 2006,
Jully 2006,
NRI-Czech Rep.
August 2006
CIEMAT-Spain
October 2006, SCK-CEN Belgium
October 2006, EDF
Decemberr 2006, AREVA
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VTT-Finland
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Lyon, March 2007
Signature of the
JHR Consortium Agreement
on the 19/03/2007
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