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Safety re-evaluation and relicensing of the HFR-Petten
P.M. StoopNRG, Petten, The Netherlands
Presentation at the TRTR-IGORR 2005 meeting, September 12-16, Gaithersburg, USA
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Contents
• HFR General characteristics• HEU-LEU conversion• HFR relicensing• Technical Modifications• Extension of irradiation capacity• Spent fuel• Safety Culture
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HFR General characteristics• Owner JRC-EC, operator NRG• MTR-pool type, 45 MW• Operating since 1962• Wide range of experimental positions
– In-core– Poolside facility– Horizontal beam tubes
• Material research and radioisotopes production• ~ 300 full power days per year• Technical lifetime beyond 2015
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View containment building
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View in reactor pool
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Cross section reactor core
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HEU-LEU conversion (1)
• Non-proliferation of HEU• USA spent fuel return program• Availability of HEU• JRC decision to convert in 1999
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HEU-LEU conversion (2)- LEU fuel element -
• U3Si2 in Al matrix• 19 % enrichment• 550/440 g 235U in F/CR• 20/17 fuel plates in
F/CR• 113Cd wires burnable
poison• 50 (45) MW power
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HEU-LEU conversion (3)- Prototype testing, 75% burn-up -
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HEU-LEU conversion- Core management -
• Fully qualified and licensed fuel• Increase of cycle length (28 > 31 d)• Minimum loss of thermal flux for isotopes• Progressive core conversion• Start conversion cycle 2005-10
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HFR license renewal• 10 yearly safety re-evaluation on request of Dutch
regulator– TOPA evaluation– Safety Analyses (incl. LB-LOCA)– Risk Scoping Study (level 1,2,3)– Seismic analyses– Fire and floading analyses– Aging analyses (M, E, C)
• HEU-LEU conversion requires new license• Licensing documents:
– Safety Report– Environment Impact Statement Report
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Licensing procedure
• Licensing project started 01-01-2001• License renewal request 23-12-2003• Public hearing 15-03-2004• Receipt of new license 23-02-2005• Licensee: NRG iso JRC• Implementation of hardware modifications
2005-2007
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Licensing documents
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Major Technical Modifications• Additional set of vacuum breakers on reactor vessel• Redundant vacuum breakers on existing outlet lines• Jacket pipes at lowest part of primary system• Accident pressure equalisation lines• Controlled use of poolwater through additional pool
cooling valves• Replacement of diesel driven ECS by electrical
pump• Limitation on crane movements• Redundant/divers shutdown system (RSS)• Remote control room
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Modified primary system
Additional emergency shutdown
Vacuum breakers
APE lines
Pool-vessel connection
Guard pipe
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Installed primary system modification (1)
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Installed primary system modification (2)
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Extension of irradiation capacity
• HFR is one of the main producers of radio isotopes in the world
• Increase of 99Mo irradiation capacity• In-core 99Mo irradiation facilities
– INCOMODO, for cilindrical targets, operating since 2001
– TYCOMO, for plate type targets,operating since cycle 2005-05
• Modification of Pool Cooling System: May 2005
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Upgrade Pool Cooling System
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Spent fuel
• Transports recent years:– USA transport 117 FE’s, 2001– 6 MTR-2 transports of 33 FE’s to COVRA 2003-2004– USA transport of 210 FE’s: May 2005
• Planning:– USA transport of 210 FE’s in 2006 in preparation– Routine transports to COVRA using MTR-2
• Currently ~ 600 spent FE’s in stock
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US-transport May 20, 2005
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Standard MTR-2 container
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Safety Culture (1)• INSARR mission of 2002 starting point for Safety
Culture improvement program• More emphasis on human factor• Training programs/workshops supported by IAEA• Lots of progress achieved in terms of openess,
transparency, human performance• Instruments: Potential Unsafe Situation system,
Root Cause Analyses• Monitoring by personnel enquiry, self assessment,
Safety Performance Indication, audits
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Safety Culture (2)- Kind of organization -
Technocratic Technocratic plus Human/ Learning
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Safety Culture (3)
• Safety culture is a continous improvement process• Requires a learning attitude from anyone in the
organization• Training program on development of leadership
skills• Bottom-up implementation of Code of Conduct• Installation of International Safety Experts Team
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Safety Culture (4)- Potential Unsafe Situations -
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Safety Culture (5)• New INSARR mission 13-18 Febr. 2005• Full scope: largest ever done for a research reactor• Draft mission report:
“In general the operating organization showed a high commitment to a continuous improvement of the reactor safety and a high level of Safety Culture.”
“All the interviewed people showed a high commitment to safety and a high level of technical knowledge.”
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PALLAS reactor
• Lifetime current HFR: 2015-2020• Successor of HFR necessary for continuation
of NRG activities• Preliminary feasability study performed in
2004• PALLAS project started 01-01-2005• Ready for operation 2015
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PALLAS (artist impression)
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Pallas operational
Commissioning
First criticality
Construction
Detailed Engineering
Contract award
Contract negotiations
Final call for tender
Technical spec’s
MER / License
Financing
Communication
Marketing
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
PALLAS time-schedule
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Conclusion (1)
• Achievements reached last few years– New HFR license for converted reactor– Safety re-evaluation / safety assessment– Update of all safety documentation– Major safety culture improvement– Extension of 99Mo irradiation capacity– Shipments of spent fuel– Start of the PALLAS project
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Conclusion (2)
• Plans for the near future– HEU-LEU conversion 2005-2006– Implementation of technical modifications
2005-2007– Further reduction of spent fuel– Continuous improvement of safety culture including
follow-up on INSARR recommendations– Set-up of a Joint Undertaking for the HFR – Design and technical specifications of PALLAS reactor