ML23341A009
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| Issue date: | 12/07/2023 |
| From: | Augi R NRC/OCM |
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NRC Commissioners Briefing December 12, 2023 I NDUST RY P ERS P EC T I V E ON Low-enriched Uranium Fuel, Accident Tolerant Fuel & Advanced Reactor Fuel Fabrication RICH AUGI, LWR Fuel Product Director
2 EXISTING FLEET: LOW ENRICHED URANIUM FUEL
- NEI, The Future of Nuclear Power, 2023 Baseline Survey Applications Received (2013-2022)
Potential Applications (2023-2032)
OPERATING POWER PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL Projected Applications*
POWER UPRATE PROJECTED APPLICATIONS*
Comparison of Application Workload Comparison of Application Workload
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- ATF rods loaded in 2018; 4yrs ahead of 2022 Congressional direction
- Loaded 9 ATF concepts in 8 reactors across 4 utilities by 2022
- 1st in the world to load full length ATF fuel rods
- 1st domestic power reactor authorized to receive, possess, and operate fuel assemblies with enrichments exceeding 5 wt.% U-235
- 1st domestic power reactor authorized to operate ATF fuel rods to burnup levels exceeding the current regulatory limits
- Industry firsts to load ATF/HALEU* (5-10%) and ATF/High Burnup to push the long-standing traditional regulatory limits for enrichments and burnups ACCIDENT TOLERANT FUEL-INDUSTRY ACHIEVEMENTS
- ATF Program uses LEU+ for 5-10%, rest of industry refers to this as HALEU Key US ATF/LEU+/HBU Commercial Testing
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4 NRC Regulatory Approvals
- Constellation ATF/traditional Zircalloy High Burnup Lead Test Assembly License Amendment Request approval
- Fuel vendors
- Fresh Fuel shipping containers licensed for HALEU (5-10%)
- Advanced Methods licensed for HALEU (5-10%)
- Facility licensing in process for HALEU (5-10%)
ACCIDENT TOLERANT FUEL-REGULATORY ACHIEVEMENTS
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SETTING UP INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HALEU (up to 8 wt%)
Advanced codes and methods supporting deployment of future fuel technologies (LANCR/PANAC LTR issued).
GEs Coated Cladding Technology - ARMOR.
Advanced Materials Research-IronClad, alternate cladding material.
Next Generation of Fuel Product Development.
GNF ADVANCED FUEL TECHNOLOGIES CORE TEAM Department of Energy Idaho National Lab Los Alamos National Lab Oak Ridge National Lab GE Vernova Advanced Research Center 5
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- RAJ-II - Fresh Fuel Shipping Container (amendment issued)
- Fabrication Site License & Integrated Safety Analysis (in review, expected Q4 2023)
- Fabrication Capability Upgrades
- New Powder Container certificate update (2024 submittal)
6 ARDP NATRIUM FUEL-GNF SCOPE OF WORK Fabrication Process &
Equipment Development Fabrication Facility Design &
Construction Safety Analysis and NRC License Amendment Initial Core Fabrication
& Delivery Shipping Container Design, License, Fabrication Natrium Fuel Facility a collaboration between GNFA and TerraPower, SUBJECT TO DOE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. DE-NE0009054 Supply Chain Development
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BWRX-300 SMR Competitive LCOE Designed to Mitigate LOCA Reduced Staff
- 10th generation Boiling Water Reactor
- Leverages U.S. NRC licensed ESBWR
- World class safety
- Utilizing proven technology
- GNF2 fuel: licensed, existing supply chain, >25,000 bundles delivered
- LEU fuel
- Design-to-cost approach
- Significant capital cost reduction per MW
- Capable of load following
- Ideal for electricity generation and industrial applications including hydrogen production
- Constructability integrated into design
- Initiated licensing in the U.S. and Canada
- Operational as early as 2029 300 MWe WATER COOLED SMALL MODULAR REACTOR 7
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GE HITACHI BWRX-300 TVA, OPG, Synthos Green Energy and GE Hitachi to share in the investment of approximately to develop the BWRX-300 standard design Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began planning and preliminary licensing for potential deployment of a BWRX-300 at the Clinch River Site near Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Poland
- U.S. Export-Import Bank and U.S. International Development Finance Corporation sign letters of interest to lend up to $4 billion to support projects.
- Regulators general opinion concludes BWRX-300 design is compliant with Polish nuclear safety.
- Orlen Synthos Green Energy submitted six applications for the issuance of a fundamental decision for the construction of BWRX-300 reactors.
Ontario Power Generation (OPG),
GEH, SNC-Lavalin and Aecon signed a contract for the deployment of a BWRX-300 small modular reactor at OPGs Darlington New Nuclear Project site - 3 additional units being planned.
SaskPower selected the BWRX-300 for potential deployment in Saskatchewan in the mid-2030s.
Estonia Fermi Energia selected GEHs BWRX-300 for potential deployment in Estonia.
United Kingdom BWRX-300 reaches next stage of Great British Nuclear SMR competition.
.United Arab Emirates, Czech Republic and Sweden GE Hitachi has memoranda of understanding or other agreements in place with companies to support global deployment of the BWRX-300.
NORTH AMERICA EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST
$400 MILLION C O M M E R C I A L A C T I V I T Y 8
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9 The research discussed herein was supported by the US Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, under award numbers DE-NE0009047. This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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