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| issue date = 05/25/2021 | | issue date = 05/25/2021 | ||
| title = Advanced Reactors GEIS Docs - X-energy Fuel and | | title = Advanced Reactors GEIS Docs - X-energy Fuel and HALEU Needs | ||
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Giacinto, Joseph Sent: | |||
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AdvancedReactors-GEISDocsPEm Resource | |||
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X-energy Fuel and HALEU Needs Attachments: X-energy-29Apr2020-Pappano.pdf | X-energy Fuel and HALEU Needs Attachments: | ||
X-energy-29Apr2020-Pappano.pdf | |||
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© 2020 X Energy LLC, all rights reserved 1 | |||
Fuel & HALEU Needs Dr. Pete Pappano, VP Fuel Production April 29, 2020 | |||
Elements of Reactor and Fuel Programs X-energy Reactor | © 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 2 | ||
* Xe-100 Conceptual Design | Elements of Reactor and Fuel Programs X-energy Reactor Development | ||
* X-battery Conceptual Design | * Xe-100 Conceptual Design | ||
* TCF CRADA | * X-battery Conceptual Design | ||
* Graphite Qualification | * TCF CRADA | ||
* Heat Transfer Modeling CFD | * Graphite Qualification | ||
* Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) | * Heat Transfer Modeling CFD | ||
* MST Code Development | * Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) | ||
* MST Code Development | |||
* NRC White Paper Development | * NRC White Paper Development | ||
* NRC Topical Report Development | |||
- TRISO-based Fuel Development | |||
- Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluation | |||
- Fresh Fuel Transport Package Evaluation | |||
- Conceptual Layout of Production Module | |||
- Systems Engineering | |||
- TRISO-X Facility Design (Preliminary/Final) | |||
- TRISO-X License Application Development | |||
- NRC Interaction | |||
- TRISO-based Fuel Developmen TRISO-X Fuel Development Key to Deployment of the Advanced Reactor and TRISO-X Fuel Business is HALEU | |||
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 3 | |||
TRISO Fuel Fabrication Overview HALEU Needed in Oxide Form U3O8 | TRISO Fuel Fabrication Overview HALEU Needed in Oxide Form U3O8 | ||
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 4 | |||
TRISO-X Pilot Facility TRISO-X Pilot Facility inside ORNL, public/private partnership with X-energy engineers Ability to produce HALEU fuel elements | TRISO-X Pilot Facility TRISO-X Pilot Facility inside ORNL, public/private partnership with X-energy engineers Ability to produce HALEU fuel elements | ||
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 | © 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 5 | ||
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 November 6, 2019 Congressman Chuck Fleischmann Participates in Dedication with X-energy and ORNL Leadership | |||
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 6 | |||
The Cross-cutting TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility | The Cross-cutting TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility | ||
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 7 | |||
HALEU Needs and Challenges | HALEU Needs and Challenges | ||
* Need HALEU supply chain that mirrors LWR LEU supply chain 3/4Mining | * 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 | * 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 | * 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 | * 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 | ||
TRISO-X FFF Conceptual Design Complete | © 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 8 | ||
TRISO-X FFF Conceptual Design Complete X-energy will receive a Part 70 Cat II SNM license amendment from the NRC TRISO-X FFF: | |||
9Modular/Scalable design 9Already pilot level proven 9Lean, NCS compliant layout 9Adaptable to multiple fuel forms. | |||
9Licensing 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 | |||
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 9 | |||
Design and HALEU NCS Licensing Status Over 200 design docs/drawings to date | Design and HALEU NCS Licensing Status Over 200 design docs/drawings to date | ||
~45 engineers dedicated to Prelim Design | ~45 engineers dedicated to Prelim Design | ||
Summary | © 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 10 Summary | ||
* HALEU is the key to deployment of ALL advanced reactors | * 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 | * A HALEU fuel cycle must be created 3/4 Enrichment 3/4 Deconversion 3/4 Fuel fabrication 3/4 Transport | ||
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* Transportation packages must be addressed | * Transportation packages must be addressed | ||
* Minimum of 4-6 MTU needed by 2023, if not sooner | * Minimum of 4-6 MTU needed by 2023, if not sooner | ||
* Advanced reactor design funding is useless without a supporting fuel cycle | * Advanced reactor design funding is useless without a supporting fuel cycle}} | ||
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Text
From:
Giacinto, Joseph Sent:
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 2:11 PM To:
AdvancedReactors-GEISDocsPEm Resource
Subject:
X-energy Fuel and HALEU Needs Attachments:
X-energy-29Apr2020-Pappano.pdf
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 1
© 20
© 20
© 20
© 200 20
© 20 X 20 X 20 X 20 X 20 X 2
Ene Ene Ene Enee
- neergy, rgy,
, al
, a l ri l rights ghts ght gh res res ress res ress res es ess ess ress re resser erve erve erve erve erve erve erv erve rvve ve ve ve erve erv erv rvve ve erve erv erv errve erv erv rv rv rve ve ve erve rvve vee ve e v rv ervve vee erv rvve ervvee erve ve ve e ve ve ervve ervve e
ed 1
© 2020 X Energy LLC, all rights reserved 1
Fuel & HALEU Needs Dr. Pete Pappano, VP Fuel Production April 29, 2020
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 2
Elements of Reactor and Fuel Programs X-energy Reactor Development
- Xe-100 Conceptual Design
- X-battery Conceptual Design
- TCF CRADA
- Graphite Qualification
- Heat Transfer Modeling CFD
- MST Code Development
- NRC White Paper Development
- NRC Topical Report Development
- TRISO-based Fuel Development
- Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluation
- Fresh Fuel Transport Package Evaluation
- Conceptual Layout of Production Module
- Systems Engineering
- TRISO-X Facility Design (Preliminary/Final)
- TRISO-X License Application Development
- NRC Interaction
- TRISO-based Fuel Developmen TRISO-X Fuel Development Key to Deployment of the Advanced Reactor and TRISO-X Fuel Business is HALEU
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 3
TRISO Fuel Fabrication Overview HALEU Needed in Oxide Form U3O8
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 4
TRISO-X Pilot Facility TRISO-X Pilot Facility inside ORNL, public/private partnership with X-energy engineers Ability to produce HALEU fuel elements
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 5
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 November 6, 2019 Congressman Chuck Fleischmann Participates in Dedication with X-energy and ORNL Leadership
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 6
The Cross-cutting TRISO-X Fuel Fabrication Facility
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 7
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
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 8
TRISO-X FFF Conceptual Design Complete X-energy will receive a Part 70 Cat II SNM license amendment from the NRC TRISO-X FFF:
9Modular/Scalable design 9Already pilot level proven 9Lean, NCS compliant layout 9Adaptable to multiple fuel forms.
9Licensing 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
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 9
Design and HALEU NCS Licensing Status Over 200 design docs/drawings to date
~45 engineers dedicated to Prelim Design
© 2020 X Energy, LLC, all rights reserved 10 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
- 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