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Nuclear Safety Seminar in Warsaw

Nuclear Safety Seminar in Warsaw. Nuclear Inspection in Finland and Sweden. Inspecta Group briefly. History. Parts of Inspecta have r oots in public organisations and companies Tradition of integrity, high quality focus and expertise

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Nuclear Safety Seminar in Warsaw

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  1. Nuclear Safety Seminar in Warsaw Nuclear Inspection in Finland and Sweden

  2. Inspecta Group briefly History • Parts of Inspecta have roots in public organisations and companies • Tradition of integrity, high quality focus and expertise • Past five years show growth both organically and through acquisitions in Scandinavia and Baltic States Inspecta Denmark, Inspecta Lithuania Finnish State founded the Technical Inspection Centre Deregulation, Sweden Reorganisation, Finland Inspecta Latvia Inspecta Estonia Privatisation Sweden formed the National Test Facility (SA) Deregulation, Finland Inspecta Inspecta Sweden Inspecta Norway 1975 1977 1995 1998 2002 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010

  3. Inspecta Group Locations • Sweden • FalunGävleMölndal, GöteborgJönköpingKarlstadKirunaLuleåMalmöMörrumNorrköpingOskarshamnSkellefteåSkövdeStockholmSundsvallTäbyUddevallaUmeå • VänersborgVästeråsVäxjöÖrebroÖrnsköldsvikÖstersund • Lithuania • Vilnius Norway Arendal Bergen Florø KongsbergKristiansand MongstadMosjøen Sandnessjøen Sarpsborg Stavanger Stokke Ågotnes Ålesund Denmark Nørre Nebel Copenhagen Aalborg Hadsten Kolding Odense Ringsted LatviaJelgavaLiepajaRigaVentspils FinlandEspooHelsinkiHarjavaltaHämeenlinnaJoensuuJyväskyläKeminmaaKotkaKouvolaKuopioLahtiLappeenrantaOlkiluotoOuluPietarsaariPoriRaaheRauma RovaniemiSeinäjokiTampereTurkuVaasa VantaaVarkausYlivieska EstoniaTallinn

  4. Inspecta Group Figures • More than 1,200 employees • More than 75,000 customers • More than 400,000 inspections annually • Annual turnover of EUR 137 million

  5. NPP licensing process in Finland Building a nuclear power plant unit is a lengthy process, even excluding the license procedures that precede the actual construction. On the whole, it takes about ten years from a Government Resolution to the beginning of production of electricity. This is Inspecta

  6. Nuclear Power Plants in Nordic Countries • Finland • Loviisa, 2 reactors • VVER 1977 and 1981 • PWR 490 MW • Olkiluoto, 2 reactors, 3rd under construction • ASEA 1979, 1982; Areva 2013 (est.) • BWR 840 MW, PWR 1600 MW • Decision in principle for 4th reactor • Simo or Pyhäjoki • Decision in principle for one reactor • Sweden • Forsmark, 3 reactors • ASEA 1980, 1981, 1985 • BWR 2 x1014 and 1190 MW • Oskarshamn, 3 reactors • ASEA 1972, 1975, 1985 • BWR 487, 623 and 1197 MW • Ringhals, 4 reactors • ASEA 1976, Westinghouse 1975, 1981, 1983 • BWR 880 MW, PWR 870, 1010 and 915 MW • Barsebäck, 2 reactors (closed 2005) • ASEA 1975, 1977 • BWR 2 x 615 MW Simo Pyhäjoki Olkiluoto Loviisa Forsmark Helsinki Tallinn Sosnovyi Bor Ringhals Oskarshamn Copenhagen Barsebäck

  7. Nuclear safety authorities in Finland and Sweden Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SKI) • A public agency reporting to the Ministry of Environment • 250 employees • Supervising authority • When the Swedish NPPs were built another public authority (SA) carried out inspections • Today SKI delegates inspection tasks to competent inspection bodies in all safety classes 1 – 4 Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) • Part of administrative sector in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health • Founded in 1958 • Nuclear safety tasks in 1968 • 370 employees • Supervising authority • Inspection authority • Has delegated inspection tasks to competent inspection bodies in safety classes 3 and 4 (OL3) This is Inspecta

  8. Standards and regulations in Finnish NPPs • In old NPPs design code was ASME completed with YVL instructions from STUK • In-service inspections are carried out according to ASME • NDT qualifications according to EN 473 completed with additional nuclear qualification • In the Olkiluoto 3 project design is done according to European directives (e.g. Pressure Equipment Directive) and standards completed with European Utility Requirements (EUR) • Top level regulations from YVL instructions from STUK • Responsibility stays always with the licensee (power company) • The licensee shall apply for approval from STUK for inspection and testing companies and maintain the approvals • The licensee cannot transfer its responsibilities to others This is Inspecta

  9. Olkiluoto 3 project in Finland Difficulties • Unrealistic timetable • Unreadiness to start the project • Lack of key competensies in turn-key project • Local circumstances (weather) • World wide shortage of qualified manufacturers • Very fragmented subcontractor network • Ignorance of the Finnish regulations • Questionable safety culture • Vendor and power company have dispute in scale of € 2 – 3 billion Facts • Power company TVO • Approval from the Parliament in May 2002 • First NPP construction project in Europe in 30 years • Main contractor, the joint venture of Areva and Siemens was chosen in December 2003 • New reactor type EPR 1600 • Turn-key project • Construction permit in February 2005 • First planned start of operation in 2009 • Estimated start of operation in 2013 • Planned total price € 3,2 billion • Estimated total price € 4,7 billion This is Inspecta

  10. Forsmark incident in 2006 This is Inspecta

  11. Remark: In 1980 Sweden decided to shut down their NPPs until 2010 This is Inspecta

  12. Conclusions • If NPPs would be constructed continuously in many countries the necessary experience, safety culture and resources could be maintained more easily • Then a fairly light inspection authority structure would be sufficient • In the present situation it has been extremely important to have a enough powerful regulating authority in place when building a new plant after long pause • Keeping the contracting parties in order • Giving neutral statements to the public • Interfering with high level problems like safety culture • When NPP construction in Poland begins the numerous Polish welders and other professionals that are now employed by the OL3 project will be a valuable resource

  13. Russia is building a cash machine out of nuclear power Europa: Ja till kärnkraft Europa: Nej till kärnkraft Ryssland blir ännu rikare genom att sälja el Sibi lär Europa Energipriser går upp Ryssland blir rik med inkomster från olja och gas Ryssland investerar till kärnkraft ”ENERGIA” magazine 6 / 2006

  14. This is Inspecta

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