Pitesti, Romania

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Pitesti, Romania

MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, TRADE and BUSSINESS ENVIRONMENT
RAAN – State Company for Nuclear Activities
Pitesti, Romania
Nuclear 2011, May 25-27, Pitesti ROMANIA
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RAAN – State Company for Nuclear Activities
Institute for Nuclear Research, Pitesti
INR
Looking to the Future
Ilie TURCU, Constantin PAUNOIU, Marin CIOCANESCU
Institute for Nuclear Research – INR, Romania
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Nuclear Power Programme
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Cernavoda Candu unit 1 – commercial operation 1996
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Cernavoda Candu unit 2 – commercial operation 2007
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Cernavoda Candu unit 3 and 4 – under development
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Spent fuel and radioactive waste safe repositories
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Long term options: Advanced nuclear power reactors and fuel cycles;
GEN IV
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Second NPP – to be decided
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INR Mission
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Scientific and technical national support for Cernavoda unit 1 and unit 2
safe operation during plant lifetime.
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Contribution to the international R&D effort to develop advanced NPP and
Generation IV nuclear power reactors.
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Education, training and knowledge management.
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R&D infrastructure operation, maintenance and upgrading.
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International Cooperation
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Provide specific nuclear services, products and equipment for NPP
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Support for non-power nuclear energy application (radioisotopes)
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Scientific and technical support
throughout its life
Maintain and develop capabilities (R&D and expertise)
to solve operational and licensing issues during plant
lifetime.
Help ensure sustainability of NPP (nuclear safety, waste
management) and lifetime extension.
International obligations:
- Convention on Nuclear Safety (art. 11.2)
 IAEA INSAG 16, Maintaining Knowledge, Training and
Infrastructure for Research and Development in Nuclear Safety
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EU Council Directive 71/2009 (art. 6.5, art. 7)
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Technical areas, safety related
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Reactor physics
Thermalhydraulics
Nuclear fuel
Fuel channel
Materials
Equipments and components
Spent fuel and waste management
behavior during transient/abnormal/accident conditions
Accident analysis (deterministic and probabilistic)
Technical basis, standards, regulations
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National Framework
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Regular R&D programs
Cernavoda NPP R&D Agreement
Technical assistance for COG R&D
AECL R&D Agreement
COG R&D programs
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Research and Development
Regular Programs
Nuclear Power
Nuclear Safety
Fuel Channel
Nuclear Fuel
Fuel Handling
Radwaste Management
Radioprotection
Steam Generator
Systems & Equipment
Chemistry of Circuits
Instrumentation &
Control
 Ageing, PLIM
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Other Programs
 TRIGA Reactor
 Radioisotopes
 Applications of Nuclear
Techniques
 Heavy Water
 Support for International
Cooperation
 Advanced reactors and fuel
cycles
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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
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Fuel Channel Program
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DHC and fracture
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
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Nuclear Fuel Program
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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)
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Fuel Handling Program
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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
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Radioactive Waste Management Program
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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
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Chemistry of Cernavoda NPP Circuits
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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
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Systems and Equipment Program
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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
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Instrumentation and Control
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Integrated radiation monitoring system
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Fixed area monitors
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Radiation detectors
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Ageing mechanisms
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Canadian Co-operation
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, is foreseeing joint research activities in the
fields of:
– CANDU nuclear fuel;
– Nuclear safety;
– Nuclear Power Plant life management
Projects with AECL
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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
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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.
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Scientific and Technical Support
Technical Assistance for COG R&D Programs
A number of 336 COG documents were analyzed by the
ICN Technical Team during the 2008 – 2010 under five COG
R&D Programs:
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Fuel Channels (5)
Safety & Licensing (4)
Health, Safety and Environment (7)
Chemistry, Materials & Components (8)
Industry Standard Toolset (17)
COG R&D contract:
Developing Irradiated Testing Facilities at ICN Pitesti
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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:
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 proposal to host ALFRED
 INR to represent Romania in the future consortium
 Reporting to Prime Minister the status every 6 months
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LEADER: Lead-cooled European Advanced DEmonstration Reactor
Objectives:
- to design a scaled demonstrator fully representative of the industrial size reactor
- to evaluate safety aspects and perform a preliminary safety analysis
- to minimise the cost of the demonstrator to define the main suitable
- to use components/technologies already available in the short term to be able to
proceed in the near future to a detailed design followed by the construction phase
INR participation: 40 person*months: WP2 (Core Design); WP4 (instrumentation and
Control); WP1 (Reference Design Objectives and Specification)
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Education, training and knowledge management
INR Staff
Breakdown by qualification
45%
40%
35%
200
30%
mar.07
180
25%
160
20%
140
Nov-07
120
15%
100
Mar-07
10%
Nov-07
5%
80
60
40
0%
Nuclear
Scientists/Engineers
Technical staff
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Administration and
Services
0
Researchers
Nuclear Scientists/Engineers
237
244
Researchers
Technical staff
296
277
Administration and Services
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Total
658
PhD
PhD students
MSc students
117
185
PhD
31
33
137
PhD students
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28
658
MSc students
51
37
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Estimated for next 10 years
Total number of Approximate age span of nuclear experts in Need for new (to replace
nuclear
2010
the retired experts + for
experts/researc
new nuclear projects)
hers* in 2010
within:
Below 35:
Between
35-45:
49 (18%)
59 (21%)
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Between Above 55 1 year 5 years
45-55
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(36%)
10
years
68 (25%) 22+10 29+100 38+100
Need for abour 300 more experts during the next 10 years
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University cooperation and training
- Pitesti University
- Bucharest Politechnical University
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Students diploma disertations
Masters
PHD
Students fellowships
- Hosting IAEA fellowships
- IAEA Knowledge Management projects
- Implementation of INR Knowledge management strategy
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R&D infrastructure operation, maintenance and upgrading
Main R&D Facilities at INR
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Large Irradiation Facility: 14 MW TRIGA Steady
State Reactor and Pulse Reactor, Irradiation
devices
Hot Cells
Out-of-Pile High Pressure Loops
Laboratories for Testing / Investigation of
Materials
Radioactive Waste Treatment / Conditioning
Facility
Fuelling Machine (F/M) Heads Testing Rig
Workshop s for manufacturing of irradiation
devices and fuel element instrumentation
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R&D infrastructure operation, maintenance and upgrading
TRIGA Reactor Program
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Upgrading and extending existing infrastructure
Irradiation devices
Laboratory equipments
Radioactive waste management station
Education and training center facilities
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R&D Agreements and technical cooperation
 AECL - Canada
 CEA – France
 ITU- Germany
 KAERI- Korea
 IRSN-France
 JSI – Slovenia
 SCK-CEN – Belgie
 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
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EU R&D Framework Programs
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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 (2002 – 2005)
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
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EU R&D Framework Programs
FP7 EURATOM participation:
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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
During the period 2003-2010: 15 EU FP projects
FP7 EURATOM Call 2011: partner in 4 proposals
Expected an enhanced involvement for remaining FP7 and future FP8
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EU research area
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SNETP
IGD-TP
EERA
APSA (JRC IE Petten)
Expected:
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ENEN
ETSON
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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
INR contribution to the IAEA activities (development of standards, experts)
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INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH
Pitesti, ROMANIA
1, Campului Street
115400 Mioveni, Arges
POB 78, Pitesti
ROMANIA
Tel: (+40) 248 213400
Fax: (+40) 248 262449
email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.nuclear.ro
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