International Conference for Spent Fuel Management
from Nuclear Power Reactor Session 7 “Technological Innovations for Spent Fuel Storage”
Meet the Challenges of Spent Fuel Interim Storage by using intensive Innovation
Justo GARCIA
31 May – 4 June 2010
Vienna, Austria
TN INTERNATIONAL
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Interim Storage technologies2 technologies
Dry Interim StorageWet Interim Storage
Metallic casks: Dual-purpose casks Passive system, and independent to the plant Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Japan, USA AREVA Solutions: TN®24 family
Canister systems: The fuel is stored in a metallic canister, stored inside an overpack To transport the fuel, the canister is inserted in a transport cask Passive system, and independent to the plant USA, Spain, Republic of Armenia AREVA Solutions: NUHOMS® System
Spent fuel storage pool
Spent fuel stored inside racks
AREVA Solutions: Racks and Pools
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To meet all these challenges, the Logistics BU engaged a step of innovation to develop competitive, efficient and relevant transport and storage solutions & underwater storage racks
Innovation within AREVA Logistics BU
Dry Storage innovative Solutions
Innovation – a key driver within the Logistics Business Unit
Recent increase of massive forged pieces demand in the industry
Nuclear Renaissance
Tough Competition
Need to anticipate regulatory evolutions
Adaptation to the dry storage market internationalization
Be ready for higher enrichment, burn-up…
Offer competitive casks with larger capacity
An increasing market for fuel management solutions
worldwide
Design casks compatible with decommissioning strategies
New Rack Designs
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TN®DUO,The new line of dual purpose casks
TN®DUO concept The massive shell is composed by
several forged pieces neutron shielding surrounding the
forged shell Aluminum heat exchanger basket mainly based on aluminum with
boron
Robust to aircraft crash
Retrievability of stored components
Passive system
Same or similar operating procedures as TN24 family TN®DUO in Transport configuration
& in Storage configuration
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TN®DUO Basic ConceptShielding of radiation
Vessel in forged steel providing the main gamma shielding An external layer of neutron shielding resin covered by an outer steel shell
Safe enclosure of radio-active material: the forged steel body and the lids equipped with metallic gaskets make the containment
Leak tightness Permanent monitoring system demonstrates the high efficiency of the containment barrier
Subcriticality of the package Basket made of boronated aluminium and/or stainless steel
Removal of decay heat Aluminium heat exhanger between the cask body and the cask external surface
Mechanical strength The shock absorbing covers provide the protection required for transport licensing. Anti-aircraft crash cover provides the protection against an airplane crash on the storage
facility (if required by storage regulation)
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TN®DUO contentBWR version
Cask availability 2015
Capacity:
52 to 68 BWR Intact Fuel Assemblies
Fuel:
Max Burnup: 70 GWd/MTU
Max Initial Enrichment: 5 wt % U235
PWR versionCask availability 2015
Capacity:
24 to 37 PWR Intact Fuel Assemblies
Fuel:
Max Burnup: 65 GWd/MTU
Max Initial Enrichment: 5 wt % U235
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TN®DUO Advantages
The result of an intensive innovation process
TN®DUO Cost effectiveness
Simplification of the cask assembly New and innovative formed aluminum heat exchangers Shock absorbing covers are constituted of steel sheets
Security of supply and manufacture and standard manufacturing process
Use of common forged pieces
Time of supply and manufacturing is reduced
Same operating procedures and tools as TN®24 cask family
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TN®NOVA system, The new line of canister system
TN®NOVA System Spent fuel stored inside a canister Metallic storage overpack Storage in vertical position Horizontal transfer mode + cask uprighted in a vertical position
for storage : no critical lift outdoors. Robust to aircraft crash Retrievability of stored components Passive system
CanisterTransport cask Storage Overpack
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TN®NOVA Basic ConceptStorage system The welded canister is transported in a transport/transfer cask to the storage site The canister is then pushed into the TN®NOVA overpack in horizontal position The TN®NOVA overpack is then uprighted in a vertical position for storage.
Main technical features Radiation Shielding during storage
TN®NOVA overpack surrounds the canister with steel plates and neutron shielding Safe enclosure of radioactive material
Canister makes the containment with welded closures Leak tightness
By multiple welded barriers of the canister / No monitoring required Subcriticality of the package
Basket made of boronated aluminum and stainless steel Removal of decay heat during storage
Air circulation by natural convection
Operations: the TN®NOVA overpack is equivalent in terms of function and operational sequence of the NUHOMS® storage module.
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Dry Shielded Canisters (DSC)69 BTH DSC
License availability 2010 (Part71)
Available 2013
Capacity:
69 BWR Intact Fuel Assemblies w/ Control Components
Fuel:
Max Burnup: 70 GWd/MTU
Max Initial Enrichment: 5 wt % U235
37PTH DSCLicense availability 2010 (Part71)
Capacity:
37 PWR Intact Fuel Assemblies w/ Control Components
Fuel:
Max Burnup: 65 GWd/MTU
Max Initial Enrichment: 5 wt % U235
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TN®NOVA Advantages
The result of an intensive innovation process
TN®NOVACost effectivenessSeparating transport and storage functions:
flexibility to spent fuel strategySimple and proven loading procedureNo thermal constraints on the TN®NOVA
storage overpackHigh loading flexibilitySecurity of supply and manufacture with
common raw goods and standard manufacturing process
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Underwater Fuel storage RacksThe fuel racks design enables to store fuel assemblies in a spent fuel storage pool
The racks are consisted of stainless steel and poison materials
The heart of the solution is the poison containing plates situated between the spent fuel elements.
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Underwater Fuel storage Rack Design
The European design consists in: A stainless steel structure defining
adjacent cells (“central structure”),
“Individual tubular structures” (called “sleeves”) inserted in these adjacent cells.
The sleeves are composed of the main elements:
Four angle beams which define the lodgement in which one the fuel assembly is inserted,
Borated plates placed behind the corner beams linked to these beams by stainless steel mounting brackets welded onto the angle beams.
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Thanks to a specific technology developed for the dual purpose cask high capacity baskets, AREVA Logistics BU developed in 18 months 3 rack designs:
European & Chinese Markets Designs using BSS or boron MMC as poison material
US Market Design using boron MMC as poison material (NUSTOR™)
AREVA Logistics BU has prepared the most comprehensive rack models in the industry using the state-of-the-art computer codes and analysis techniques.
The criticality analysis for the racks is also state-of-the-art and includes:
The latest international AREVA fission product experimental data which provides the backup for the burn-up credit analysis for the most versatile and dense racks
The use of qualified poison material for criticality protection assurance. The use of the same readily available poison material used with the Dual purpose
casks and Dry Storage Systems designed by AREVA BUL
Racks for Wet Interim Storage
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Cost effectiveness with the use of high performance neutron absorbing material “boron MMC”
Significant reduction of weight of the racks that simplify the operations of transportation and handling
Flexibility design: MMC or BSS as poison material
AREVA Logistics BU Racks Advantages
Rack manufactured by AREVA Logistics BU & View of MMC plates
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Conclusion
A step of innovation has been engaged in order to develop new products and
services.
The AREVA Logistics Business Unit is ready to accompany customers
challenges and to respond to the future needs …