Spanish Scenario for Spent Fuel Management, David

ENSA (Grupo SEPI)
Equipos Nucleares, S.A.
Spanish Scenario for Spent Fuel Management
January 14, 2014
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Outline
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Nuclear Energy in Spain
Overview of Stakeholders on SF Management
The Actual Spent Fuel Scenario
Spent Fuel Strategy for the near Future
What’s next?
Conclusions
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Nuclear Energy in Spain
NPP location in Spain:
• 10 Nuclear Power Reactors:
• 8 reactors in operation in 6
sites
• 2 NPP shut down: in D&D
• LILW + VLLW disposal facility
(El Cabril)
Vandellós I
Jose Cabrera
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Nuclear Energy in Spain
Installed power 2013
7.5%
6.5% 1.0%
Energy demand coverage 2013
12.4%
Combined cycle
24.8%
7.7%
Wind
21.0%
22.2%
19.4%
Wind
9.6%
Hydropower
10.9%
Combined cycle
4.9%
2.0%
Hydropower
Carbon
Carbon
Nuclear
Nuclear
Cogeneration and other
Cogeneration and other
Solar
14.6%
Thermic renewable
21.1%
14.4%
Solar
Thermic renewable
Nuclear Power
• 7,7% of installed power (7.8 GWe) in 2013
• 21,0% of energy production in 2013
Source: REE (Red Eléctrica Española)
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Nuclear Energy in Spain
NPP
Type
MW
Start
Authorization
Extension
Approval
Status
Almaraz 1
PWR
1.049
1981
2010
10
Operating
Almaraz 2
PWR
1.044
1983
2010
10
Operating
Ascó 1
PWR
1.033
1983
2011
10
Operating
Ascó 2
PWR
1.035
1985
2011
10
Operating
Cofrentes
BWR
1.102
1984
2011
10
Operating
José Cabrera
PWR
150
1969
2006
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Decommissioning
Santa María de
Garoña
BWR
466
1971
2009
4
Stand-by
Trillo 1
PWR
1.066
1988
2004
10
Operating
Vandellós 1
GCR
480
1972
1989
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Dismantled
Vandellós 2
PWR
1.087
1987
2010
10
Operating
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Nuclear Energy in Spain
CN Almaraz 1 & 2
CN Ascó 1 & 2
CN Cofrentes
PWR, 1.045 Mw. (1981 - 83)
PWR, 1.035 Mw. (1983 - 85)
BWR, 1.100 Mw. (1984)
CN Santa Mª de Garoña
CN Trillo
CN Vandellós
BWR, 465 Mw. (1971)
PWR, 1.065 Mw. (1988)
PWR, 1.090 Mw. (1987)
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Overview of Stakeholders on SF Management
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Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (MINETUR)
• Radioactive Waste, Decommissioning and SNF management Policy
• Grants Licenses of Nuclear Installations and Packages
Nuclear Safety Council (CSN)
• Independent from the Government
• Nuclear safety and Radiological Protection Regulation and Guidance
• Evaluation and Reporting previously to Licenses – Binding Decisions
• Inspection and Enforcement
ENRESA
• Management of SF and Radioactive Waste
• Nuclear Installations Decommissioning
• Management of the Waste Funds
NPP /Utilities
• Operate on site Storage
• Deliver the SF and Waste packages in accordance to agreed conditions
• Pay the costs through fees on nuclear energy generation
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The Actual Spent Fuel Scenario
• SNF Inventory
• 4,600 tU SF in storage
• Most of them in pools
• 3 ISFSI under operation (Dry Storage)
• Trillo NPP
• José Cabrera NPP
• Ascó NPP
• 1 ISFSI under construction (Dry Storage)
• Sta. Mª de Garoña NPP
• Total Amount of SF considering 40 years of NPP operation
• 20,000 Fuel Elements (6,700 tU)
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The Actual Spent Fuel Scenario
Villar de
Cañas
ATC or Centralized Interim Storage Facility
…….Comming soon
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The Actual Spent Fuel Scenario
• Trillo NPP, the first plant in Spain
requiring Dry Storage due to spent fuel
pool dimensions.
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Dry Storage system: ENSA-DPT metal
cask
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Multiwall SS + lead + SS
Double lid bolted with two metallic
O-rings in each lid
Interlid pressure monitoring system
Capacity up to 21 PWR Siemens KWU
16x16 high burnup Fuels (<50 GWd/tU)
ENSA proprietary design.
ENRESA licensee.
ISFSI: concrete building. Capacity for at
least XX metal casks
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The Actual Spent Fuel Scenario
• José Cabrera NPP, the second plant
requiring Dry Storage due to shut
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Dry Storage system: HI-STORM 100Z
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Concrete Modular System (Vertical)
Welded Canister
Capacity up to 32 PWR LOLOPAR
14x14 Fuels
HOLTEC Int. design.
ENRESA licensee.
ISFSI: concrete pad (open). Capacity 12
casks.
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The Actual Spent Fuel Scenario
• Ascó NPP, the third plant requiring Dry
Storage due to spent fuel pool
dimensions.
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Dry Storage system: HI-STORM 100
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Concrete Modular System (Vertical)
Welded Canister
Capacity up to 32 PWR Westinghouse
17x17 Fuels
HOLTEC Int. design.
ENRESA licensee.
ISFSI: concrete pad (open). Capacity 10
casks.
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The Actual Spent Fuel Scenario
• Sta. Mª de Garoña NPP, will be the 4th plant
requiring Dry Storage due to spent fuel
pool dimensions.
• Dry Storage system: ENSA-ENUN 52B
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Monolithic C.S forging
Double lid bolted with two metallic O-rings
in each lid
Interlid pressure monitoring system
Capacity up to 52 BWR Fuels
ENSA new design.
ENSA licensee.
License currently under CSN evaluation:
License approval expected within the next
few months
ISFSI: concrete pad (open). Capacity 16
casks.
First loading campaign expected by mid
2015. Uncertainties due to NPP situation.
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Spent Fuel Strategy for the near Future
ATC Siting Process
Different options
presented and
evaluated:
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6th General Radioactive
Waste Plan
ATC is a priority
ATC Basic
Design Concept
is being
developed in
parallel
2011
2010
Site selection
approved
Technical Report
of the final
candidates’ sites
Parliament
unanimously supported
Inter-Ministerial
Commission
is set up to lead the site
selection process
2006-2009
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Deep Geological
Disposal preferred
but needs ample
societal and technical
development
In the meantime, the
ATC, “Almacén
Temporal
Centralizado” or
“Centralized Interim
Storage Facility”.
2004-2006
Site selection starts
establishing the minimum
design criteria
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Spent Fuel Strategy for the near Future
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ATC Technology: Vault system for SF and HLW
(Vitrified) and a concrete building for medium waste
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Selected Technology Criteria
• Design
• Multiple Barrier confinement
• Cooling by natural draft
• Low dose
• Cost
• Compact and modular
• Low operational costs
• Strategy
• Independence among management stages
• Long life design
• Reversibility
• Flexibility
ATC Nuclear facility
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Spent Fuel Strategy for the near Future
ATC Conceptual Design
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Spent Fuel Strategy for the near Future
International References of Vault Technology
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Spent Fuel Strategy for the near Future
• Issues to consider with this strategy:
• Low and High Burnup Spent Fuel Transport from the NPP to the
ATC.
• Infrastructure. Detailed study was performed. Limitations were
found in the railroad infrastructure. Road transportation is the
feasible solution.
• Concerns related to Spent Fuel
o Fuel integrity after several years under storage prior
transportation and during Normal Condition of Transport.
Maximum storage “estimated” time before first shipment: ¿¿20
years??? (low burnup fuel) and ¿¿10 years?? (high burnup fuel)
o For canisterized systems, open the canister is required (hot cell,
undesirable job) to transfer the fuel to the ATC canisters.
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What’s next?????
• ATC is a temporary solution (100 years)
• R&D is required to provide solutions to future alternatives
Deep Geological
Disposal ??
Reprocessing
and recycling??
Others???
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Conclusions
• Most of the SF is actually storaged in the spent fuel pools
• Dry storage was required due to several reasons. Four ISFSI’s
were built to “quickly” and “temporary” cover the needs,
but…….is the H/MLW storage problems for the next 60 years
resolved?
• The ATC will do…..at least for the next 60-100 years, so it is a
priority for the SF and H/MLW management
• It gain time on trends and technological and social advances,
before decision making
• Site selection and approval process was a hard task but finally a
true
• Time frame for operation………..best estimation, 2017
• In the meantime, working hard for future better solutions
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