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Session 2A - H. Lane NRC AMT Workshop 12.7.20 (HLane2)

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U.S. Nuclear Industry Perspectives on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Hilary Lane December 7, 2020

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About the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)

• The Nuclear Energy Institute is the industrys policy organization, located in Washington, DC

• Provides a unified industry voice on generic regulatory, policy, and technical matters

• Its broad mission is to foster the beneficial uses of NEI President and CEO Maria Korsnick nuclear technology in its many forms.

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In Collaboration with our Members:

Working Groups Task Forces Committees 1,800 global member representatives serving on 140 committees, working groups and task forces (i.e. Advanced Manufacturing Task Force)

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Supporting Partners

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94 reactors at 55 plant sites across the country KEY Nuclear power plant site

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Continuum of Innovation Advanced Fuels Micro-Reactors Advanced Non-LWRs TerraPower Oklo Aurora 2020 2025 2030 2035 Large Light Water Small Modular Reactor

• Gas cooled

• Liquid metal

• Molten salt Vogtle 3 & 4 NuScale

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Delivering the Nuclear Promise - Achieved!

Costs in 2019 dollars ($/MWh)

Realized Cost Category Reduction Goal 2012 Costs 2019 Costs Reductions Fuel $7.97 $6.15 $1.81 (23%)

Capital $12.19 $5.71 $6.48 (53%)

Operations $24.41 $18.55 $5.86 (24%)

Total Generating $13.36 (30%) $44.57 $30.41 $14.15 (32%)

The U.S. nuclear industry achieved the DNP goal.

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2019 total generating costs decreased nearly $2.50/MWh 2019 costs compared to 2018:

Capital Fuel 5.71

• Total generating costs decreased by 6.15

$2.49/MWh (7.6% reduction)

Total

• Operations costs decreased by Generating $1.57/MWh (7.8% reduction)

Cost:

30.41

• Capital costs decreased by

$0.61/MWh (9.6% reduction)

• Fuel costs decreased by Operations 18.55 $0.32/MWh (4.9% reduction)

Source: Electric Utility Cost Group ©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute 8 Updated: July 2020

The Big 3 AMT Good Candidate APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH THE CURRENT For:

FLEET AND ADVANCED REACTOR DESIGNS Long lead time components

• Less labor; automated High value

• Less material; less waste Cost components Complex geometries

• Reduced lead times; some Obsolete parts up to 90% Mitigation work Schedule High T environments Reduced weight

• Excellent inspectibility

• Excellent material properties Localizing the supply Quality

• Homogenous chain True Nth-of-a-kind And more

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NEIs Advanced Manufacturing Task Force

• Broad membership to include:

• Advanced Reactor designers/developers

• Suppliers / manufacturers

• Utilities

• Law and consulting firms

• EPRI

• DOE-NE and DOE National Laboratories

• Universities

• Non-profits

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Advanced Manufacturing Technologies of Interest

1) Laser Powder Bed Fusion

2) Powder Metallurgy - Hot Isostatic Pressing (PM-HIP)

3) Electron Beam Welding (EBW)

4) Cold Spray

5) Directed Energy Deposition (DED)

6) And many others

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First of a Kind (FOAK) Deployments Courtesy: Westinghouse Courtesy: ORNL Courtesy: Framatome ©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute 12

First of a Kind (FOAK) Prototype Work Courtesy: EPRI Courtesy: Kairos

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Ongoing Collaboration Amongst the Industry, Supply Chain, & Research Arms Advanced Reactor designers/

developers DOE National Suppliers/

Laboratories Manufacturers Focus on The Big 3

+ Deploy EPRI Utilities

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Continued Dialogue Needed Advanced Reactor designers/

developers DOE National Laboratories Suppliers/

Manufacturers NRC Focus on The Big 3

+ Deploy SDOs EPRI Utilities

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Codes & Standards ACCELERATED ACCEPTANCE NEEDED RE: AMT

• ASME Sec. III Code Case- Submitted Aug. 2019

• Laser Powder Bed Fusion (316L)

• ASME Special Committee on Advanced Manufacturing (formed 2017)

• Draft Pressure Technology Book:

Criteria for Pressure Retaining Metallic Components Using Additive Manufacturing ©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute 16

Where to go next?

DEVELOPMENT & INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS

• More fuel assembly focus (current fleet)

• Advanced reactor fuels

• Non-pressure boundary parts

• Pressure boundary parts (i.e. near net shape head)

• Replacement of obsolete parts

• New alloys

• Dont forget about plastics!

• And more Industry research & collaboration continues!

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Legislative Works in Progress AMERICAN NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE ACT (ANIA)

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Additional Takeaways

• Utilize the OPEX from other industries (aerospace, defense, etc.) to the extent practicable; dont re-invent the wheel

• New-to-nuclear countries are looking to the U.S. to pave the way in AMT deployment

• Continue frequent dialogue amongst stakeholders (industry, NRC, SDOs, etc)

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate!

• • Looking to NRC for a streamlined approach in line with their efforts to become a modern, risk-informed regulator**

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Advanced Manufacturing for the Nuclear Energy Industry

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Innovate & Thrive

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Thank you Questions:

hml@nei.org

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