ML23324A239
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| Site: | Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Issue date: | 10/24/2023 |
| From: | Lane H Nuclear Energy Institute |
| To: | Eric Focht NRC/RES/DE |
| Eric Focht 301-415-2094 | |
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©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute Securing the Future of the Nuclear Industry Hilary Lane Director, Fuel and Radiation Safety October 24, 2023 NRC AMT Workshop
THE NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE is the policy organization of the nuclear technologies industry, based in Washington, D.C.
On behalf of its members, NEI is the unified voice of the nuclear energy industry on various policy, technical, and regulatory issues.
- 300+ MEMBERS IN 17+ COUNTRIES
©2023 Nuclear Energy Institute 3 National Security and Emergency Preparedness Symposium 300+ Members Nuclear Utilities EPCs & Suppliers Fuel Cycle Advanced Reactors Universities Law Firms Decommissioning Consultants Labor Unions National Labs Investment &
Financial Firms NGOs &
Think Tanks
©2023 Nuclear Energy Institute 4 Updated: May 2023 Current Fleet: 93 reactors at 53 plant sites across the country KEY Nuclear power reactor
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 5 U.S. Market Opportunity for Advanced Nuclear VCE Modeling Forecast (Nominal Case)
Source: Vibrant Clean Energy, Role of Electricity Produced by Advanced Nuclear Technologies in Decarbonizing the U.S. Energy System (June 2022), available at https://www.vibrantcleanenergy.com/media/reports/
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 6 Advanced Nuclears Potentially Versatile Applications Spectrum of Sizes and Options Micro (Few MW)
Mini (10s of MW)
Small (100s of MW)
Large (1,000+ MW)
Variety of Outputs Electricity H2 Hydrogen Process Heat Multitude of Uses Homes Vehicles Businesses Aviation Rail Shipping Concrete Steel Factories Water Space Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zN_YLg-roo
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 7 Nuclear Is POPULAR!
Isabelle Boemeke Miss America 2023
©2023 Nuclear Energy Institute l 8 A recent survey of NEIs utility members confirmed nuclear powers expected role in meeting their companys decarbonization goals:
NEI utility member companies produce nearly half of all US electricity.
>90% of fleet expects to operate to at least 80 years 100 GW of new nuclear opportunity by 2050s Translates to roughly 300 SMR-scale plants Electric Utilities are Planning for New Nuclear Source: NEI, The Future of Nuclear Power: 2023 Baseline Survey (Mar. 2023)
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 9 Advanced Reactor Developer Members
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 10 X-energy (shown)
Several in development High Temp Gas Reactors Liquid Metal Reactors Oklo (shown)
Approximately a dozen in development Micro Reactors
(< 10MW)
TerraPower Natrium (shown)
Several in development NuScale (shown)
GEH BWR X-300 Holtec SMR-160 LWR SMRs
<300MW Terrestrial (shown)
Several in development Molten Salt Reactors Non-Water Cooled Most <300MW, some as large as 1,000 MW Representative Advanced Reactor Technologies TRISO Fuel
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 11 Advanced Nuclear Deployment Plans Projects in planning or under consideration in U.S. and Canada for Operation ~2030 Updated 10/09/2023 Planned or considered project Under construction State Actions Exploring New Nuclear State Actions Embracing New Nuclear Operating
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT)
APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH THE CURRENT FLEET AND ADVANCED REACTOR DESIGNS AMT Good Candidate For:
Long lead time components High value components Complex geometries Obsolete parts Mitigation work High T environments Reduced weight Localizing the supply chain True Nth-of-a-kind And more
- Less labor; automated
- Less material; less waste Cost
- Reduced lead times; some up to 90%
Schedule
- Excellent inspectibility
- Excellent material properties
- Homogenous Quality
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 13 First of a Kind (FOAK) Deployments -
Fuel Assembly Components Courtesy: ORNL Courtesy: Westinghouse Courtesy: Framatome 2020 2021
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 14 NRCs AMT Action Plan (Revised June 2020)
NRCs AMT Landing Page: https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/power/amts.html
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 15 General Sentiments from NEIs Advanced Manufacturing Task Force-Areas of Opportunity:
- Need a more coordinated campaign (with funding) similar to Accident Tolerant Fuels (ATF) to jumpstart deployments
- Code acceptance is taking too long; uncertainty in qualifying new alloys of interest
- R&D still needed (i.e. radiation testing, etc)
- Interest in regulatory lessons learned and experiences
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 16 General Sentiments from NEIs Advanced Manufacturing Task Force-
- Strong industry management and customer support for pursuing AMT development and deployments in the near term (next 1-2 years)
- AMT work continues in fuel assembly component space, building upon previous successes
- Suppliers are ready for orders
©2022 Nuclear Energy Institute 17 Thank You hml@nei.org