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X-energy Fuel and HALEU Needs Attachments: X-energy-29Apr2020-Pappano.pdf
 
Fuel & HALEU Needs Dr. Pete Pappano, VP Fuel Production                                              April 29, 2020
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Elements of Reactor and Fuel Programs X-energy Reactor                                TRISO-X Fuel Development                                Development
* Xe-100 Conceptual Design                - TRISO-based Fuel Development Developmen
* X-battery Conceptual Design            - Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluation
* TCF CRADA                              - Fresh Fuel Transport Package Evaluation
* Graphite Qualification                  - Conceptual Layout of Production Module
* Heat Transfer Modeling CFD              - Systems Engineering
* Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA)    - TRISO-X Facility Design
* MST Code Development                      (Preliminary/Final)
* NRC White Paper Development
                                                  - TRISO-X License Application
* NRC Topical Report Development Development
                                                  - NRC Interaction Key to Deployment of the Advanced Reactor and TRISO-X Fuel Business is HALEU
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TRISO Fuel Fabrication Overview HALEU Needed in Oxide Form U3O8
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TRISO-X Pilot Facility TRISO-X Pilot Facility inside ORNL, public/private partnership with X-energy engineers Ability to produce HALEU fuel elements
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Key Milestones for TRISO-X TRISO-X Press Releases X-energy Dedicates TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Pilot Line at ORNL February 27, 2019 X-energy Invited to Submit Part II for DOE Loan Guarantee Application March 14, 2019 X-energy and Global Nuclear Fuel Announce TRISO Fuel Collaboration Congressman Chuck Fleischmann Participates in Dedication with November 6, 2019 X-energy and ORNL Leadership
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The Cross-cutting TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility
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HALEU Needs and Challenges
* Need HALEU supply chain that mirrors LWR LEU supply chain 3/4Mining  Conversion  Enrichment  Fuel Fabrication
* Transport package 3/4Production of HALEU is not enough, need NRC approved packages to move material domestically and internationally
* NCS code validation for fuel fabrication 3/4X-energy well along the way to V & V of NCS evaluations of equipment and facility layout
* Cost 3/4Having a complete supply chain in place is a must, but not sufficient to ensure deployment 3/4Costs must NOT be prohibitive 3/4On-line calculators are probably unreliable for determining HALEU $ EUP
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TRISO-X FFF Conceptual Design Complete
* X-energy will receive a Part 70 Cat II SNM license amendment from the NRC
* TRISO-X FFF:
9 Modular/Scalable design 9 Already pilot level proven 9 Lean, NCS compliant layout 9 Adaptable to multiple fuel forms.
9 Licensing activities underway 9 NCS, PHA, ISA all under NRC approved regulations 9 Designed to 5 MTU capacity to allow Xe-100 expansion and HALEU demand First US NRC CAT II Facility NU to 20% enriched U
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Design and HALEU NCS Licensing Status Over 200 design docs/drawings to date
~45 engineers dedicated to Prelim Design
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Summary
* HALEU is the key to deployment of ALL advanced reactors
* A HALEU fuel cycle must be created 3/4 Enrichment 3/4 Deconversion 3/4 Fuel fabrication 3/4 Transport
* X-energy has addressed HALEU fuel fabrication with the TRISO-X Fuel Facility
* NCS and physical security for CAT II facilties underway
* X-energy supports DOEs HALEU enrichment project in Piketon OH
* Transportation packages must be addressed
* Minimum of 4-6 MTU needed by 2023, if not sooner
* Advanced reactor design funding is useless without a supporting fuel cycle
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