International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and

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International Project

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Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO)

INPRO Group

Department of Nuclear Energy | International Atomic Energy Agency

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History and Introduction

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Motivation and Initial Goals

During the 90s

• stagnation in nuclear power development, recognition of its

potential

• among others: Three Agency Study, Millennium Summit

• long-range and holistic planning are needed

• innovations are key for sustainable nuclear future

• international cooperation is an important way to success

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INPRO

• Origins

• Established in 2000/2001

• Authorized by IAEA General Conference resolutions

• Characteristics

• Membership based

• Funded mainly from extrabudgetary contributions

• Appr. 20 to 25 staff (mainly CFEs from Member States) at IAEA

Headquarters

• International Project inside IAEA

• Cross-cutting with all relevant technical Departments involved

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INPRO Objectives

• To help to ensure that nuclear energy is available to contribute,

in a sustainable manner, to meeting the energy needs of the

21st century;

• To bring together technology holders and users so that they can

consider jointly the international and national actions required

for achieving desired innovations in nuclear reactors and fuel

cycles

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INPRO on the Policy Level

• IAEA General Conference

• Resolutions adopted & continuously reiterated since 2000

• G8 Summit

• Global Energy Security, St. Petersburg, 2006

• “The development of innovative nuclear power systems is considered an important

element for efficient and safe nuclear energy development. In this respect, we

acknowledge the efforts made in the complementary frameworks of the INPRO

project and the Generation IV International Forum.”

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INPRO on the Policy Level

• US–Russia Strategic Framework Declaration of US President George W. Bush

and Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2008:

• “The Russian Federation and the U.S. support the IAEA Project on Innovative Nuclear

Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) that has brought together both the states with developed

nuclear technology and states running small-scale nuclear programmes or just developing

plans for peaceful use of nuclear energy.”

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10 Years of INPRO / Impressions


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INPRO Membership 2001-2012

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INPRO Development Vision 2017

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Introduction

• “Ensuring a sustainable nuclear energy supply to help meet 21st

century global energy needs.”

• Links

• Nuclear Energy Basic Principles

• IAEA Medium Term Strategy 2012-2017


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Visoin: Programme Development

• INPRO Development Vision 2017

• INPRO’s activities are centered on the key concepts of global nuclear

energy sustainability and the development of long-range nuclear energy

strategies, so that nuclear energy is and remains available to meet

national energy needs.

• INPRO’s approach is a holistic and global view of nuclear energy systems

together with the pursuit of innovations in nuclear energy


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Vision: Programme Development

• Four INPRO projects

1. Long-range national nuclear energy strategies — supporting Member States’

strategic planning and decision making using the INPRO methodology — in the

context of all available energy resources, including non-nuclear ones;

2. Global sustainable nuclear energy scenarios for long-term development and

deployment of nuclear energy;

3. Technical and institutional innovations, facilitating collaboration on selected

technologies and the related R&D and on relevant changes in regulatory

arrangements; and

4. INPRO Dialogue Forum on Global Nuclear Energy Sustainability, fostering

information exchange on key issues of mutual interest between nuclear

technology holders and users, and other stakeholders.


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INPRO’s contribution

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Understand the challenge

Studies and AnalysisGlobal nuclear energy

sustainability in the 21st

century

Developoptions

Collaborative ProjectsTechnical innovation

Institutional innovation

Implement solutions

Assist Member StatesLong-range strategies and

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INPRO Projects in 2012–2013


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INPRO Projects 2012–2013


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Highlights in 2012–2013

• National long-range strategies / NESA

• Complete revision of INPRO methodology

• Guidance for Member States for long-range strategies

• Focus: holistic system

• Global vision

• Leadership: GAINS – SYNERGIES – ROADMAPS

• Transition scenarios – synergy from collaboration – when and by whom?

• Innovation

• Work in GIF, IAEA programmes

• Focus: institutional innovations

• INPRO Dialogue Forum

• … on global nuclear energy sustainability

• Remains cross-cutting for topics addressed

• Spin-off topical follow-up activities, e.g. CUC SMRs, SME issues


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Project 1

National Nuclear Energy Strategies and the

INPRO Methodology


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Overview

• Nuclear Energy System Assessments using the INPRO

methodology

• Support for Member States developing national long-range nuclear

energy strategies

• 2013 Update of INPRO methodology

• 2012 activities

• Policy guidance publication

• Started: Survey of existing national strategies

• Started: Publication on socio and macroeconomic issues


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Long-range nuclear energy planning

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Long -range planning tools

• Starting point: National sustainable development plan

• Objective: long-range planning of nuclear power system

• Energy planning • PESS tools

• Nuclear energy system planning • INPRO methodology

• Brochure on all tools and integrated Agency support

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Holistic nature of NESA

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NESA areas

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Documentation

• Introduction to the Use of the INPRO Methodology in a NESA• IAEA Nuclear Energy Series

No. NP-T-1.12, STI/PUB/1478

• Arabic edition (2011); English edition (2010); Russian edition (2011)

• Several other publications available


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Experience with NESAs

• 6 national assessments

• Argentina, Brazil, India, Republic of Korea as technology developer.

• Armenia, and Ukraine as technology user.

• 1 multinational assessment (“Joint Study”)

• Canada, China, France, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian

Federation, and Ukraine.

• Development of NES of sodium cooled FR with CNFC.

• Results documented

• TECDOC-1636 and TECDOC-1639 and others


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Current NESAs

• NESA in Belarus

• Full scope assessment of all INPRO methodology areas

• Simplified nuclear energy system consisting of power plant and waste

management facilities

• Completed in 2011

• Also on-going are NESAs in

• Kazakhstan

• Indonesia

• Ukraine

• Planned

• Jordan, Egypt, Italy, South Africa, ...


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Project 2

Global Nuclear Energy Development Vision

and Scenarios


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Activities

• Nuclear Energy Development in the 21st Century: Global Scenarios and Regional Trends• IAEA Nuclear Energy Series

No. NP-T-1.8, STI/PUB/1476 (2010)


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Calculations / Example

• Interregional flows of uranium, fresh, spent and MOX fuel under ‘high’ scenario (2050)

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GAINS / SYNERGIES / ROADMAPS

• GAINS (completed 2011)

• Modeling transition scenarios towards sustainable nuclear energy system

• Closed fuel cycles and fast reactors

• SYNERGIES (started 2012)

• Added value of cooperation among countries in that transition

• ROADMAPS

• What has to be done, when and by whom, to make this happen?


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Project 3

Technical and Institutional Innovations


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Overview

• Completed Collaborative Projects

• Investigation of Technological Challenges related to the Removal of Heat

by Liquid Metal and Molten Salt Coolants from Reactor Cores Operating

at High Temperatures (COOL)

• Advanced Water Cooled Reactors (AWCR)

• Performance Assessment of Passive Gaseous Provisions (PGAP)

• Decay Heat Removal System for Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors (DHR)

• Implementation Issues for the Use of Nuclear Power in Small Countries

(SMALL)


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Overview

• Planned Activities

• Transportable Nuclear Power Plants II - Case Study on Factory Fuelled

SMR

• Investigation of options for a new international project on fast reactors,

fuel cycles and materials R&D

• INPRO Collaborative Projects in 2012-2013

• Review of Innovative Reactor Concepts for Prevention of Severe Accidents

and Mitigation of their Consequences (RISC)

• Load Following Capability in Innovative Designs (LOADCAPS)


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Project 4

The INPRO Dialogue Forum


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The INPRO Dialogue Forum

• INPRO Dialogue Forum on Global Nuclear Energy Sustainability

• Strategic dialogue

• Between nuclear technology holders and users

• On topics of joint interest

• Nuclear energy innovations (2010–2011)

• Broader: global nuclear energy sustainability (2012–2013)

• Objectives

• Discuss, jointly deliberate, slowly develop common views or jointly

identify issues to be addressed

• General Conference resolution GC(55)/RES/12.B.3


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INPRO Dialogue Forum History

• 3rd INPRO Dialogue Forum (2011)

• Common user considerations for small and medium sized reactors

• 2nd INPRO Dialogue Forum (2010)

• Multiateral Approaches to Sustainable Nuclear Energy Deployment -

Institutional Challenges

• 1st INPRO Dialogue Forum (2010)

• Socio- and macroeconomic factors, Proven technology, Safety

Approaches for Innovative Nuclear Systems

• Predecessor: CUC

• Common User Considerations (CUC) by Developing Countries for Future

Nuclear Energy Systems (Published in 2009)


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Dialogue Forum 1 / Impressions

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• Topic 1: Socio- and Macroeconomic factors influencing nuclear• Public Perception, Public Acceptance/Participation

• Social Equity

• Living Standards

• Economic policies

• Financing

• Investment Size

• Economic regional integration

• Spin offs to other sectors

• Environmental issues

• Further discussion forums are required to debate these issues

• There is a recognition of the issues, but are not integrated into policy settings

Dialogue Forum 1 / SME


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2012 Topic: Regional Collaboration

• 4th INPRO Dialogue Forum (2012)

• Drivers and Impediments for Regional Cooperation on the Way to

Sustainable Nuclear Energy Systems

• benefits and issues

• standpoints of user and supplier countries

• actions needed in short and medium term

• criteria to assess viability of transition scenarios

• win-win strategies for making a transition

• 50-60 Member States

• Preparation: prospectus developed

• Forms a milestone also for the SYNERGIES project


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2012 Topic: Long-term NE prospects

• 5th INPRO Dialogue Forum (2012)

• Long-term prospects for nuclear energy (post-Fukushima)

• Long-term prospects (21st century)

• Strategy changes of national programmes?

• Impact on the development of innovative systems

• INPRO, GIF, other

• Implications on the global nuclear safety regime / regulation

• Long-term changes of public perception?

• 50-60 Member States

• Detail TBD


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2012 Topic: CUC / SMRs

• History

• 3rd INPRO Dialogue Forum (2011)

• Common user considerations for small and medium sized reactors

• Kick-off

• Next actions

• Develop approach

• Implementation


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Coordination with other international

initiatives


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Cooperation

• With the Generation IV International Forum (GIF)

• Participation in Policy Group as observer

• Participation in Working Groups

• Joint Action Plan in place

• e.g. nuclear safety, economics

• Joint activities

• Workshops on SFRs

• With the European Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology

Platform (SNE-TP)

• With the International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC)


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Learn more?


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www.iaea.org/INPRO


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INPRO Progress Reports

• Published annually• 2011: expected for April

2012

• Full record of • Activities• Results

• Links to individual project websites


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Contact

Mag. Dr. Dr. Peter J. Gowin

INPRO Liaison Officer | Tel: +43 1 2600 22848 | E-mail: [email protected]

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