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Nuclear Sector Knowledge Management

Nuclear Sector Knowledge Management. Action Plan for Research & Development. Vladivoj REZNIK, Engineering Director. November 2009. Preamble. Slovenské Elektrárne, a. s. is the leading company in the field of nuclear industry , the only company with nuclear generation in the Slovak Republic.

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Nuclear Sector Knowledge Management

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  1. Nuclear Sector Knowledge Management Action Plan for Research & Development Vladivoj REZNIK, Engineering Director November 2009

  2. Preamble Slovenské Elektrárne, a. s. is the leading company in the field of nuclear industry, the only company with nuclear generation in the Slovak Republic. Supporting nuclear research and development activities in the Slovak Republic is a vital activity for maintaining company in a long life condition.

  3. Research and Development Center for Nuclear Power in the Slovak Republic Below the line:

  4. How to Achieve Improvement in R&D Utilize present Slovakian R&D infrastructure (not necessary to create completely new organization). Create a virtual R&D center based in Slovakia. 4

  5. Potential Partners in “R&D CENTER” Key partners • Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Education, Ministry of regional development • UJD for special safety tasks • Slovak Technical University, Bratislava • SAV (Slovak Academy of Science) • VUJE, a. s. • JAVYS, a. s. • International cooperation on common problems for VVER with CEZ in Czech Republic and MVM in Hungary • Tvel, Rosatom • Other members of ENEL Group with nuclear assets (Cerna Voda in Romania and Endesa in Spain) Other potential partners • Technical Universities in Žilina, Košice – electrical, machinery, chemistry, civil engineering activities • IBOK, a. s. - special welding technology and extra material analysis • 1. Zváračská, a. s. - welding technology • RELKO Bratislava – different risk assessments • VUZ, a. s. – welding company • VUEZ Levice, a. s. - experienced organization in the field of nuclear • VVU ZŤS Košice, a. s. - references to CERN, robotics tools for unmanned operation • DECOM, a. s. – decommissioning activities • DEKONTA – decommissioning activities • UJV ŘEŽ – SE isowner of its shares - 27,8% • And others

  6. Areas of Interest in R&D Field Safety issues: • Severe accident and nuclear safety • Improvement of personnel protection against irradiation • Personnel ageing and future possible impact on nuclear safety LTO, Ageing of metal materials, electrical cables including concrete structures Fuel and waste improvement: • Nuclear fuel long term storage and final disposal • Fuel cycle improvement (safety and new type of fuel) • Nuclear waste management and final disposal Maintenance: • Special tools for maintenance (shortening outages, decreasing irradiation) • Reliability of components and predictive maintenance • Intelligent expert diagnostic systems, new methods and tools for in-service insp. and others: • Special nuclear laboratories • Nuclear power plants decommissioning, robotics for dismantling. • New nuclear sites in the Slovak Republic, New type of reactor.

  7. Action Plan Set the targets Establish organization for the centre Cooperation with partners Make a program and select tasks Acquisition financing Operatingthe centre 12/2009 Near future 01/2010 10/2009

  8. Preconditions and Responsibilities Engineering role: • Cover “Research and Development Center for Nuclear Power” with present number of staff. • Be responsible for collection of R&D ideas, solutions, company agreements and preparing materials for steering committee. • Project management of the selected projects. Procurement role: • Prepare and sign agreement with dedicated organization by Steering committee.

  9. Steering Committee

  10. Several Criteria how to Select R&D Projects for Meetings of Steering Committee

  11. Financing of the CENTER • Financing of R&D project just for SE is possible by internal sources of SE or by internal sources of concerned parties. • There is a legitimate purpose to ask the government for promotion of R&D Nuclear Centre. • Unfortunately, EU grants are not dedicated for SE (not compatible with present rules).

  12. Financing Crucial Issues Collection of some partial departments budgets can be used to start up operation of the CENTER. Good knowledge of the ENEL R&D projects is essential. Needful collaboration with the Slovak Ministries. Probably only for unique projects – mainly international. How much is SE ready to invest in Nuclear R&D ? Can we use ENEL resources? Can we use state support? Can we apply for EU grants? An special institutional framework should be considered as a precondition for grants successful applications (state and EU).

  13. BACK UP

  14. List of potential projects 1/9 1. Long-term operation of nuclear power installations (NPI LTO) over the scope of the designed service lifeGoal: To prepare program and schedule for the assurance of procedure of execution of NPI LTO at SE a.s. To prepare a method of selection of components and systems, which need to be upgraded or replaced in order to achieve the total expected NPI service life - 60 years.Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, RELKO, IBOK, SAVDuration: 36 monthsCosts: 2.8 mil EUR (EDU - 60 months, Paks – 48 months) 2. Assessment of the risk of terrorist attacks on nuclear power plants with VVER 440Goal: Different types of terrorist attacks and radiological consequences Company: RELKODuration: 36 monthsCosts: 1.4 mil EUR 3. The influence of the interaction “thermal insulation – coolant“ and chemical effects on the activity of protective emergency sieves Goal: getting under control the designed accidents with various LOCA scenarios, with the emphasis on solving the chemical interaction “coolant – thermal insulation“ and the topicality of the need of acquirement of additional knowledge and background data for the qualification of the existing or design of new installations.Company: VUEZDuration: 18 months Costs: 0.4 mil EUR

  15. List of potential projects 2/9 Experimental specification of coolant temperature differences between the undetectable and detachable part of cold branches of main circulation loops in the primary circuit during unit start-up and during rector nominal powerGoal: Increasing accuracy of temperature measurement of water in the reactor Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, Duration: 18 monthsCosts: 0.05 mil EUR Software predicting the states of VVER-440 reactor during short-term planned changes of the way of operation.Goal: To develop software for NPP personnel for fast prediction of reactor states during the campaign on the basis of a 3D-model of reactor core.Company: VUJE, STU BratislavaDuration: 6 monthsCosts: 0.02 mil EUR/unit Improvement of prediction of parameters of VVER-440 unit boron controlGoal: To increase the accuracy of calculation of boric acid critical concentration and the length of boron campaign during burn-up of Gd-fuel charges Company:Duration: 6 months Costs: 0.02 mil EUR

  16. List of potentialprojects3/9 Analysis of the validity of neutron-physical characteristics of VVER-440 reactors in the event of deviation from the assumed end of the previous campaignGoal: Analyses results will be summarized in a conclusion on the admissibility of using the original calculations depending on the deviation from the assumed end of the campaign.Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, Duration: 6 monthsCosts: 0.01 mil EUR Extension of VVER-440 reactor campaigns to 18 monthsGoal: To analyze the influence of a change of campaign length on the basic technical and economic parameters of nuclear power unit Company: VUJE, STU BratislavaDuration: 9 monthsCosts: 0.05 mil EUR The safety of operation of VVER-440 reactors in the event of failure of some safety and control rod assembliesGoal: To analyze the influence of failure of one or more safety and control rod assemblies on the achievement of the required safe inventory of reactor subcriticality Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 9 months Costs: 0.03 mil EUR

  17. List of potential projects4/9 Radiation load on the concrete in the biological protection of VVER 440 reactor and in the interim spent fuel storageGoal: To determine the radiation load on concrete for the purpose of ageing Company: VUJE, JAVYS, STU Bratislava Duration: 36 monthsCosts: 0.08 mil EUR Continuous non-destructive check of VVER 440 spent fuel coverage. Goal: To design a “Mast Sipping“ system for the continuous non-destructive check of VVER 440 spent fuel coverage.Company: VUJE, STU BratislavaDuration: 36 monthsCosts: 0.2 mil EUR Methodology of detection and analysis of periodical and periodically modulated signals for the needs of diagnostics of rotating machines Goal: For the operating diagnostics of the main cooling pump, to design a methodology of detection and analysis of periodical and periodically modulated components through phase synchronization of signals, i.e. without the need of existence of sign signalCompany: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.05 mil EUR

  18. List of potentialprojects5/9 Verification of possibilities of the algorithm of signal stationary component suppression for the needs of detection of free parts and changes in diagnostic signalsGoal: To suppress the stationary component of diagnostic signals by means of an adaptive prediction filter, for the needs of detection of impulse components of unknown shape and for the detection of property changes in stationary or periodical components of diagnostic signals. Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.02 mil EUR Detection of impulse components of known shape in noised signalsGoal: In diagnostic systems for the detection of free parts, the correct indication of impulse signal from a metallic surge is the condition of successful capture of a free part. In using the monitoring of the exceeding of selected amplitude thresholds or monitoring of the signal rms value, it is conditioned by sufficient intensity or amplitude of impulse leading edge Company: VUJE, STU BratislavaDuration: 10 monthsCosts: 0.02 mil EUR Extension of CSLBB systems for V2 NPP Unit 3&4 with the support of collecting and processing the selected technological parameters Goal: To work out a draft method for the connection of CSLBB systems of EBO V2 NPP Unit 3&4 to the unit information system. Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.05 mil EUR

  19. List of potential projects6/9 Innovation of systems of the operating diagnostics of SHCČ (main circulation pumps) Goal:Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 10 monthsCosts: 0.05 mil EUR Equipment for automated testing of surfaces of sealing V-grooves and threaded openings of reactor pressure vessel flangeGoal: The development and production of remote controlled manipulator for automated visual inspection of the surface and profilometry of the sealing V-grooves, and testing of threaded openings M140x6 using the method of eddy currents on the reactor pressure vessel flange Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1.zváračskáDuration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.5 mil EUR Development and production of remote controlled manipulator for automated inspection of the surface and material of PG-440 primary collector from the inside by means of ultrasound.Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1.zváračská Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.05 mil EUR 0,6

  20. List of potential projects7/9 Equipment for automated tests of heat exchanger tubes at VVER-440 type NPP by means of ET methodGoal: Equipment with two probesCompany: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1. zváračská Duration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.4 mil EUR Development and production of a manipulator for automated detection of small untightness on heat-exchange tubes of PG-440 by means of bubble and helium methodCompany: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1. zváračskáDuration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.5 mil EUR Development of a modular system of mechanical electric components for the construction of manipulators for applications of UT-tests of NPP componentsCompany: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1. zváračská Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.4 mil EUR Development and production of a manipulator for mechanized tests of bolts on the reactor pressure vessel flange of VVER-440 type by means of ET and UT methodsCompany: VUJE, STU. 1. zváračskáDuration 12 monthsCosts 0.4 mil EUR

  21. List of potential projects8/9 Assessment of external influences of seismic events on nuclear power installationsGoal: Development of application methods of seismic qualification of nuclear power installations‘ safety systems, which will solve the effects of induced impact vibrations Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 24 monthsCosts: 0.35 mil EUR Monitoring of the state of the system of measurement of feedwater flow to SG, after the high-pressure heater and steam from SG.Goal: Development of a new methodology with the objective of fast identification of efficiency degradation Company: VUJE, TU KošiceDuration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.05 mil EUR/unit To develop and implement the algorithm of incoming anomaly recognition according to the degree of deviation from the normal status of chemical regimeCompany: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.05 mil EUR

  22. List of potentialprojects9/9 Research of new detectors, methods and methodologies of ionizing radiation measurement for application in the nuclear energy industryGoal: Development of detectors more resistant to radiation, calibration methods and methodologies for measuring and evaluating the parameters of nuclear radiation and implementation thereof into practice Company: STU Bratislava, DECOM, DEKONTA, SAV Duration: 48 monthsCosts: 0.250 mil EUR Overall (projects 1 to 26): Total sum of all proposal: 7,77 mil EURfor up to 48 months of duration

  23. Example from the USA:R&D into energy in the USA (year 1999 and year 2007) Million 2007 USD Notes: 922 mil USD/104 reactors = 6 mil EUR/reactorFor Slovak environment virtually: 4 reactors*6 mil EUR = 24 mil EUR http://www.ne.doe.gov/pdfFiles/NEPerformancePlanFY09.pdf scheme of US DOE support

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