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© 2015 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Advanced Recycling: Benefits, Challenges
and Next Steps William D. Magwood, IV
Director-General Nuclear Energy Agency
International Symposium on
Present Status and Future Perspective for Reducing Radioactive Wastes
17 February 2016
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The NEA: A Forum for Cooperation • Founded in 1958
• 31 member countries
• 7 standing technical committees
• 75 working parties and expert groups
• 21 international joint projects
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The NEA's committees bring together top governmental officials and technical specialists from NEA member countries and strategic partners to solve difficult problems, establish best practices and to promote international collaboration.
NEA Committee Structure
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21 Major Joint Projects (Involving countries from within and beyond NEA membership)
• Nuclear safety research and experimental
data (thermal-hydraulics, fuel behaviour, severe accidents).
• Nuclear safety databases (fire, common-cause failures).
• Nuclear science (thermodynamics of advanced fuels).
• Radioactive waste management (thermochemical database).
• Radiological protection (occupational exposure).
Major NEA Separately Funded Activities
Secretariat-Serviced Organisations
• Generation IV International Forum (GIF) with the goal to improve sustainability (including effective fuel utilisation and minimisation of waste), economics, safety and reliability, proliferation resistance and physical protection.
• Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP) initiative by national safety authorities to leverage their resources and knowledge for new reactor design reviews.
• International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation (IFNEC) forum for international discussion on wide array of nuclear topics involving both developed and emerging economies.
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• Energy use is responsible for about 70% of total, global GHG emissions. • CO2 constitutes 90% of total energy-related emissions. • In the energy sector, CO2 is exclusively generated by fossil fuels.
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Source: IEA
Considerations of Carbon: It’s all about energy production
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Electricity Generation by Source (%), World and OECD
• Nuclear is the largest source of low carbon electricity in OECD countries • Nuclear is the 2nd largest low carbon power source globally (after hydro) • ¾ of global electric power production today is based on fossil fuel
Electricity Today: Still A Carbon Society
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IEA 2°C Scenario: Nuclear is Required to Provide the Largest Contribution to Global Electricity in 2050
Source: Energy Technology Perspectives 2014
Source: IEA
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2015 NEA/IEA Technology Roadmap
• Provides an overview of global nuclear energy today. • Identifies key technological milestones and innovations that can
support significant growth in nuclear energy. • Identifies potential barriers to expanded nuclear development. • Provides recommendations to policy-makers on how to reach
milestones & address barriers. • Case studies developed with experts to support recommendations.
Contents and Approaches
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2015 NEA/IEA Technology Roadmap
• Distortions and failures in electricity markets that impact financial competitiveness of baseload plants
• Persistent questions about long-term operation of current plants and constructability of Gen III/Gen III+ plants
• Unanswered questions about technology, cost, and regulatory issues regarding SMRs, Gen IV reactors, and other advanced technologies
• In some countries, public acceptance concerns about safety in the aftermath of the Fukushima accident
• Continuing international concerns about non-proliferation associated with expanded use of civilian nuclear power
• Ongoing challenges in many countries regarding long-term high level waste storage and disposal
What Are the Barriers to Large Global Expansion?
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2015 NEA/IEA Technology Roadmap
• Distortions and failures in electricity markets that impact financial competitiveness of baseload plants
• Persistent questions about long-term operation of current plants and constructability of Gen III/Gen III+ plants
• Unanswered questions about technology, cost, and regulatory issues regarding SMRs, Gen IV reactors, and other advanced technologies
• In some countries, public acceptance concerns about safety in the aftermath of the Fukushima accident
• Continuing international concerns about non-proliferation associated with expanded use of civilian nuclear power
• Ongoing challenges in many countries regarding long-term high level waste storage and disposal
What Are the Major Barriers?
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Nuclear Waste and Nonproliferation: A Review of the Facts
• When civilian nuclear power was developed in the 1950s, recycling of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) was an integral aspect of the vison.
• While not ideal, plutonium from civilian SNF can be extracted for weapons purposes.
• But the global expansion of civilian nuclear power does not increase proliferation risks.
• Disposal of SNF in geologic repositories is practical and technically implementable.
• But direct disposal of SNF does not eliminate all potential proliferation concerns.
• Closure of the fuel cycle would assure that fissile material is never misused – and is never allowed to enter the environment.
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Current Reprocessing Technology: Benefits and Barriers
Potential Benefits
• Reduces HLW Volume
• Reduces actinide content of HLW
• Waste is easily stored and managed (vitrified logs)
• Enables use of 25 to 30% more energy than once-through fuel cycle
• Enhances energy security
Barriers and Issues
• Concerns about separated plutonium
• Could encourage global expansion of reprocessing
• Concerns about environmental impacts
• Does not significantly reduce repository requirements
• Cost
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Advanced Recycling Technology: Partitioning and Transmutation
• In contrast to current reprocessing technology, advanced P&T can:
– dramatically alter long-term HLW disposition by reducing radiotoxicity and heat load in addition to volume
– reduce the monitoring period of final repositories to timescales within human experience
– simplify long-term safety issues associated with final disposition (elimination of most actinides and potentially some long-lived fission products)
– create pathways for secure and easily monitored use of nuclear materials
– Multi-recycle of transuranics can lead to very high utilization of energy content of uranium fuel
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Advanced Recycling Technology: Addressing the Barriers
Enhanced Benefits
• Reduces HLW Volume and toxicity—complete change in disposal requirements
• Enables use of 90% or more of energy contained in fuel resources
• Potentially more proliferation resistant than direct disposal
Issues to be Addressed
• Still requires further R&D and commercial-scale demonstration
• Non-proliferation community remains largely opposed to any recycling
• Cost, commercialization, implementation – all unproven
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NEA Nuclear Science Committee: Continuing to Explore Advanced Fuel Cycles
NEA Expert Groups: The Scientific Aspects of
Advanced Fuel Cycles
• Minor Actinide Separation
• Fuel fabrication
• Minor Actinide burning in LWRs and advanced reactors
• Different options for transmutation: homogeneous, heterogeneous
• Recycling
• Waste management
• Transition scenarios
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Highlighting the R&D Needs for the Future: Nuclear Innovation 2050
• What technologies will be needed in 10 years? 30 years? 50 years?
• What research and development is needed to make these technologies available?
• Is the global community doing the R&D needed to prepare for the future?
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2015 (375GWe) 2050(930 Gwe) 2100
REACTOR
FUEL/ FUEL CYCLE
WASTE/ DECOM
EMRGNG ENERGY SYSTEMS
CROSS C
GENII LTO AGEING GENIII NEW BUILD
GENIV SFR/LFR/SC SMR DEMO
ATF AND FUEL EFFICIENCY FNR FUEL MA FUEL
SMR/CPF AQUAEOUS/PYRO
DECOMMISSIONING EXTEND STORE
GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL
MULTI/P&T(ia ADS)
FLEXIBILITY IN ELECTRICITY
WIDER APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
GENIV VHTR/GFR/MSR
Timeline is for technology readiness (for commercial deployment)
SCOPE
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NEA NI 2050: Experts Meetings Begin in March
Experts Meetings on Reactor Technology – 2 to 4 March 2016 - Subgroup 1: Evolutionary Water Cooled Reactors, large and SMRs (water cooled), Gen IV SCWR - Subgroup 2: Innovative/Advanced Systems: FNRs, ADS, (V)HTR, MSR, including SMRs
Experts Meeting Fuels and Fuel Cycles –2 to 4 March 2016 - Subgroup 1: Fuel and Fuel Cycle for Evolutionary Reactors - Subgroup 2: Fuel and Fuel Cycles for Innovative/Advanced Systems
Experts Meeting Decommissioning and Waste Management –16 to 18 March 2016 - Subgroup 1: Decommissioning - Subgroup 2: Waste Management, mainly high level waste, extended intermediate spent fuel storage, final (geological) disposal of spent fuel (as waste) and vitrified waste Experts Meeting Emerging Energy Systems – 6 to 8 April 2016 - Innovative Energy Systems (nuclear flexibility in evolving electricity systems, non-electricity applications, hybrid systems, etc.)
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NI 2050 Process and timeline
June 2015
January 2016
Dec 2016/April 2017
Scoping paper
Prep. of Survey
Filling the Survey Assemble and Analyse Survey
Road mapping
LAB SUMMIT
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Concluding Thoughts
• There is likely no perfect fuel cycle technology. But realistic assessment of options show true benefits to advanced P&T
• A global approach would be beneficial. A multinational approach would build confidence and share costs. Multinational operation of advanced recycle facilities is one concept many support.
• More RD&D is needed to determine the most favorable path forward. But today, nuclear technology programs do not appear to be on pace to make these technologies available by 2050.
• NI 2050 will highlight priority R&D needs on a global basis. But decisions made in each country will be essential—such as the future of vital R&D infrastructure.
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Thank you for your attention