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A simpler, safer, smarter way to nuclear generation
Platts 11th European Nuclear Power Conference 18-19th May 2016 London
David Powell VP Nuclear Power Plant Sales Europe GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
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What are developers looking for?
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• A safe design - Proven or latest innovation?
• Large or small output – single or multiple units?
• Complete solution or NSSS?
• Back end requirements?
• Reliable partner and supply chain – localisation?
• Build human resource capability?
• Lowest capital cost and/or lowest lifecycle cost?
• Financing and Political support?
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The future of our industry
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Simple
Safe
Smart
Innovation
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GEH new nuclear plant development
Worldwide BWR fleet K6/K7 – First ABWRs Borax BWR test facility
ESBWR
SEFOR, Fermi I, Seawolf, FFTF
US sodium reactor experience EBR EBR-II PRISM
1950’s 1980’s 2000’s
lessons learned … customer input … new features … testing … studies … detailed design
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GE Hitachi’s new plant products and services
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PRISM ESBWR
1 Claims based on the U.S. DOE commissioned ‘Study of Construction Technologies and Schedules,
O&M Staffing and Cost, and Decommissioning Costs and Funding Requirements for Advanced Reactor Designs’ and an ESBWR staffing study performed by a leading independent firm
2 To reach the same level of radiotoxicity as natural uranium
ABWR
Operational Gen III technology
DCD in timely renewal
• Lowest core damage
frequency of any Gen III reactor
• Extensive operational experience since 1996
• Licensed in US, Taiwan, and Japan
Evolutionary Gen III+ technology
Design Certification approved
• Lowest core damage
frequency of any Gen III+ reactor
• Passive cooling for >7 days w/o AC power or operator action
• Lowest projected O&M and
staffing costs1
• 25% fewer pumps, valves and motors than active plants
Revolutionary Gen IV technology
Ultimate used fuel solution
• Passive air-cooling with no operator or mechanical actions needed
• The answer to the used fuel dilemma – nuclear waste reduced to ~300-year radiotoxicity2 while
providing new electricity generation
• Also a solution for Pu disposition
Independent, expert resources
60 years of experience
• Training and Human Resource
Development • Project, Programs, and
Infrastructure • Regulatory, Licensing, and
Permitting • Evaluations, Studies and
Planning • Analysis and Design • Testing and O&M
New Plant Services
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BWRs are simpler, safer, easier to operate
III+ III+
U.S. PWRs
2 E-5 (avg.)
U.S. BWRs
8 E-6 (avg.)
APR1400
2 E-6
APWR
1.2 E-6
EPR
2.8 E-7
AP1000
2.4 E-7
ABWR
1.6 E-7
ESBWR
1.7 E-8
PR
A o
f C
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Da
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Fre
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References: Plant licensing DCDs and publically available information Note: PRA of CDF is represented in at-power internal events (per year) Note: NSSS diagrams are for visualization purposes only
Generation III … III+ Generation II
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Best-in-class SBO response
Gen II,
EPR Water Operator Action
Electric Power
72 HRS.
>7 days
AP1000
ESBWR
*ABWR DCD credits water addition at 8 HRS. References: AP1000: US DCD Rev. 18 Section 8.5.2.1; EPR: US DCD Rev. 1 Section 8.4; VVER AES-2006: Stuk Preliminary Safety Assessment
Responses needed to prevent core damage during extended loss of all AC power
• Gen III+ passive plants allow for
a much longer coping time
• Decay heat level impacts urgency
DECAY HEAT
ABWR
~36 HRS.*
30 MIN.
24 HRS.
30 MIN.
VVER
AES-2006
24 HRS.
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ABWR project experience The only Gen III Reactor with operating experience … +25 years
Operational
K6 38 m
K7 39 ½ m
Higashidori 43 ½ m Shika-2 44 ½ m NRC Design
Certification Lungmen
Taiwan
Shimane-3
Japan
Ohma-1
Japan
Wylfa Newydd
UK
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ESBWR significant attributes
Safer • Safest reactor design available … lowest CDF • Passive accident response with no AC power or operator action • Hands-free 72-hour design basis accident response • Passively cools for 7+ days following SBO … >2x better than AP1000
Simpler • 25% fewer safety-related components than active plants … 11 fewer systems than ABWR • Simpler to operate and maintain … fewer plant transients and online surveillances
Smarter • 1520 MWe with 20% fewer staff and lowest projected O&M cost per MWe • No steam generators to replace • Dominion & DTE selected ESBWR … NRC certification Oct 2014
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Passive safety utilizing the laws of nature: natural circulation and gravity
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ESBWR passive safety
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ESBWR modularisation
ESBWR progress
DCD
Submittal
North Anna-3
Project
NRC Design
Certification
NA3 Project
Development
Agreement
Fermi-3
COL
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“Spent fuel”- What are we dealing with?
• Current nuclear reactor fuel produces electricity for 4-6 years
• At discharge, only ~1% of the potential energy has been harnessed
− Most of the used fuel is uranium
− ~1% of the used fuel are transuranics (long-lived isotopes)
− ~4-5% are fission products (short-lived isotopes)
Spent fuel composition
Over 240,000t spent fuel world wide
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What are the sums of money involved?
Canada:
~$6.5B
US: ~$31B Taiwan:~$4B
South Korea: ~$8B
Europe: ~$51B
Russia:
Reprocessing
Japan: policy
review
Estimates of some spent fuel disposal funds around $100B
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PRISM … the used fuel solution
Direct Burial MOX
Reprocessing PRISM
Recycling
300,000 years
10,000 years
300 years
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PRISM development for the UK
•UK government policy is to re-use 140t plutonium - looking for solutions that provide best value.
•PRISM declared a “credible option” by the NDA in January 2014 and assessments continuing.
•One PRISM power block can put the 140t plutonium beyond reach and generate 600MWe over 60 years.
•Alternatively ~14% of the UK’s electricity requirements could be generated from multiple PRISMs re-using the 140t plutonium stockpile.
•Potential to extend PRISM to close the fuel cycle.
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Digital industrial revolution in full force
By 2020
Winners will master data and insights ... At speed & scale
152M Cars connect to the
internet…6 fold
increase
10B Internet
connected
light bulbs
+1B Growth in the
installed
Base of Smart Meters
108B Terabytes a day
generated by GE
machines
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Nuclear – Digital Focus Condition based maintenance – driven by predictive
analytics
Predicting performance trends to prevent declines
Optimization of operational metrics across fleets
Outage work scope management & scenario planning
Data driven resource planning for training & in-
processing
Coordinated resources & tooling with analytics
New plants and Decommissioning planning &
execution
Delivering the Nuclear Promise
“The U.S. nuclear energy industry is launching a multiyear
initiative to enable its nuclear power plants to generate electricity
more efficiently, economically and safely.” http://www.nei.org/
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Exelon-GE Co-Creation Software Pilots
Organizational Performance Asset Performance Management
GE’s PREDIX PLATFORM
• Asset monitoring solution for condition-based decision making
• Optimize performance of systems and equipment
• Predict failures using sensor data and advanced visualization techniques
• Improve equipment reliability through analytic insights and proactive notifications
• Analytical model of organizational performance
• Enhance data driven decision-making to act on priority issues
• Improve visibility into operational & organizational challenges
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Leading nuclear innovation for
Vallecitos - 1957
Humboldt Bay natural circulation
Dresden-1 BWR/1
KK6/KK7 ABWR
North Anna-3 ESBWR
PRISM
Oyster Creek BWR/2
Cofrentes BWR/6
60 years and beyond …
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ABWR
PRISM
…. And set to continue in the future
ESBWR
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• Exciting times for nuclear now and in the future.
• Industry is well placed to meet future requirements.
• The future is simple, safe, smart advanced technology.
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