Nuclear Research Activities NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPE TECHNOLOGIES RM VALCEA May, 2006

Nuclear Research ActivitiesNuclear Research Activities

NATIONAL INSTITUTE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPE TECHNOLOGIESFOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPE TECHNOLOGIESRM VALCEARM VALCEA

May, 2006May, 2006

GENERAL PRESENTATION OF ICITGENERAL PRESENTATION OF ICIT

MAIN ACTIVITIESMAIN ACTIVITIES::

Equilibrium research and isotopes separation (tritium, Equilibrium research and isotopes separation (tritium, deuterium), including industrials pilot plants level;deuterium), including industrials pilot plants level;

Equilibrium research and gases separation process, Equilibrium research and gases separation process, purification technologies and highly recuperative purification technologies and highly recuperative system;system;

Cryogenic installation and technologies for separation, Cryogenic installation and technologies for separation, purification and gases liquefaction (argon, helium, purification and gases liquefaction (argon, helium, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen);hydrogen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen);

NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES ICIT RM. VALCEA

GENERAL PRESENTATION OF ICITGENERAL PRESENTATION OF ICIT

MAIN ACTIVITIESMAIN ACTIVITIES::

Technologies for heavy water separation, technical Technologies for heavy water separation, technical analysis and tritium analysis;analysis and tritium analysis;

Turbo molecular pumps, vacuum accessories, Turbo molecular pumps, vacuum accessories, membranes compressors, cryogenic pumps;membranes compressors, cryogenic pumps;

Heavy water etalons, depleted water;Heavy water etalons, depleted water; Risk studies for chemical and petrochemical plants;Risk studies for chemical and petrochemical plants; Static and dynamic equilibration analysis.Static and dynamic equilibration analysis.


Cryogenic Resilience Experimental StandCryogenic Resilience Experimental Stand


WHY TRF IN ROMANIA ?WHY TRF IN ROMANIA ?

Rising the tritium level in heavy Rising the tritium level in heavy water from CERNAVODA NPP water from CERNAVODA NPP (>32 Ci/kg in 2005)(>32 Ci/kg in 2005)

Environment and human Environment and human contamination riskcontamination risk

New requirements in 2007 after New requirements in 2007 after Romania join EU Romania join EU

Tritium application for fusion Tritium application for fusion technologies – Romania can technologies – Romania can offer tritium for fusion reactoroffer tritium for fusion reactor


Tritium Removal FacilityTritium Removal Facility

BackgroundBackground

ICIT experience in catalyst ICIT experience in catalyst manufacture;manufacture;

ICIT experience in technological ICIT experience in technological processes of catalytic exchange;processes of catalytic exchange;

Operating and perfection of Operating and perfection of isotopic catalytic exchange plant isotopic catalytic exchange plant for last 20 years;for last 20 years;

Technological equipment and Technological equipment and analysis systems.analysis systems.




Technologies for tritium separation Technologies for tritium separation

developed by ICITdeveloped by ICIT



Basic DesignBasic Design


PURIFI-CATION

C I S C D

Feed water

Depletedwater

D2

Connections between experimental modules for tritium and deuterium separation

TritiumStorageSystem

TritiumAnalisyng

System

MONITORING AND SAFETY SYSTEMS

ImplementingImplementing

the technologythe technology

WHERE?WHERE?

CNE PROD Cernavoda CNE PROD Cernavoda (or any CANDU)(or any CANDU)

ITERITER



Inside View of Pilot Plant For Deuterium and Tritium SeparationInside View of Pilot Plant For Deuterium and Tritium Separation



ICIT PILOT PLANT

Catalytic isotopic exchange tritiated heavy water - deuterium, followed by cryogenic distillation

P IEC

CD

Tritiated Feed Water

Tritium Depleted Water

D2

Tritium Analysis System

MONITORING AND SAFETY SYSTEMS

Links between experimental modules for Tritium and Deuterium Separation Pilot Plant

TritiumStorage System

HR

CD 1

Boiler

O2 PurifierElectrolyser

H2O, HTO

H2, HTLPCE Column

Heater

Condenser

Boiler

H2O

O2

CD2

H2 • HR – Helium refrigerator• CD1, CD2 – Cryogenic distillation

Potential combination of WDS and ISS at ITER

WDS / ITER: LPCE ELECTROLYSES (PERMEATION) CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION

WDS / ICIT LPCE PURIFICATION CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION

EURATOM - FUSION PROGRAMEURATOM - FUSION PROGRAM

LINKS BETWEEN WDS FOR ITER AND ICIT – WDS SYSTEMLINKS BETWEEN WDS FOR ITER AND ICIT – WDS SYSTEM

SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR HYDROGEN ISOTOPES SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR HYDROGEN ISOTOPES SYSTEM FOR TRITIUM EXTRACTION FROM TRITIATED SYSTEM FOR TRITIUM EXTRACTION FROM TRITIATED HEAVY WATERHEAVY WATER

(TWO-TRIT/REM)(TWO-TRIT/REM) OPTIMISATION OF THE RATIO PACKAGE/CATALYST FOR OPTIMISATION OF THE RATIO PACKAGE/CATALYST FOR

THE SIMULTANEOUSTRANSFER OF TRITIUM AND THE SIMULTANEOUSTRANSFER OF TRITIUM AND DEUTERIUM IN A WATER DETRITIATION FACILITYDEUTERIUM IN A WATER DETRITIATION FACILITY

(JW0-FT-2.1)(JW0-FT-2.1) STUDIES ON TRITIUM PERMEATION INTO VARIOUS STUDIES ON TRITIUM PERMEATION INTO VARIOUS

MATERIALS AS A FUNCTION OF GAS COMPOSITION, MATERIALS AS A FUNCTION OF GAS COMPOSITION, PARTIAL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATUREPARTIAL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE

(UT 4)(UT 4) ENDURANCE TEST FOR THE CATALYST-PACKING ENDURANCE TEST FOR THE CATALYST-PACKING

MIXTURE PROPOSED FOR WATER DETRITIATION MIXTURE PROPOSED FOR WATER DETRITIATION SYSTEM AT JET USING SCK-CEN MIXTURESYSTEM AT JET USING SCK-CEN MIXTURE

(JW4 – FT – 2.20(JW4 – FT – 2.20))



Application of ICIT work:

Heavy Water Detritiation Systems at CANDU/JET/ITER Tritium technologies

Potential beneficiaries: - Tritium Removal Facility in Romania- Detritiation technology applied at CNE PROD

Cernavoda- EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Fusion Nuclear Research

Programs



Development of a PRM (Project Resource Management) and Standard Parts Catalogues in CATIA V5 for Tritium–containing System and Components for the WDS – ITER system

Potential beneficiaries: - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY ITER - Fusion

Technology



New task:New task:Mechanical design package. Development of Mechanical design package. Development of

ITER PRM and StandardITER PRM and StandardParts Catalogues in CATIA V5 for Parts Catalogues in CATIA V5 for

Tritium-containing System and Components.Tritium-containing System and Components.TW5-TTFD-TPI-51 TW5-TTFD-TPI-51

NATIONAL R&D INSTITUTE FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPES TECHNOLOGIES

ICIT RM. VALCEA


Parts selection mechanism in CATIA V5

Example of automatic Part Placement

Example of a P&ID Compressor Function in P&ID

Conceptual Design: overall diagnostics system, including gamma-ray tomography;

Conceptual Design: neutron attenuators; Conceptual design: vacuum and in-vessel components; Conceptual design: pure water circuit, mechanical design,

automation and remote control; Conceptual design: pure water circuit, water purity and

radiochemical analysis.

Beneficiaries: - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY - JET Operator Beneficiaries: - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY - JET Operator


EURATOMEURATOM

Upgrade of gamma-ray cameras -neutron Upgrade of gamma-ray cameras -neutron attenuators. Conceptual design.attenuators. Conceptual design.

NUC - INT (FUS) / F7NUC - INT (FUS) / F7

Potential beneficiaries: - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY Potential beneficiaries: - EUROPEAN COMMUNITY JET and ITER - JET and ITER -

Fusion Fusion Technology Technology


EURATOMEURATOM

FUTURE TRENDS:FUTURE TRENDS:

• Detailed design of a “Tritium Concentrator” to be Detailed design of a “Tritium Concentrator” to be upgraded to water detritiation system for JET – FZK upgraded to water detritiation system for JET – FZK Karlsruhe/JET Operator;Karlsruhe/JET Operator;

• ““Coolant purification subsystem in the TBM” – FZK Coolant purification subsystem in the TBM” – FZK Karlsruhe;Karlsruhe;

IAEA TECHNICAL COOPERATIONIAEA TECHNICAL COOPERATION

SAFETY SYSTEMS AND TRITIUM MONITORING SAFETY SYSTEMS AND TRITIUM MONITORING FOR CERNAVODA NPPFOR CERNAVODA NPP

OBJECTIVES:

Monitoring of tritium concetration in adsorbant Monitoring of tritium concetration in adsorbant materials (moleculare sieves, catalysts,materials (moleculare sieves, catalysts, columns columns ppackages);ackages);

Purification systems by selective adsorbants at Purification systems by selective adsorbants at cryogenic temperaturescryogenic temperatures;;

Implementation of the monitoring tritium system for theImplementation of the monitoring tritium system for the “Experimental Pilot Plant for Tritium and Deuterium “Experimental Pilot Plant for Tritium and Deuterium Separation”Separation”


IAEA PROGRAMESIAEA PROGRAMES

ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS.ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOISOTOPE MEASUREMENTS. QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR RADIOISOTOPE LABORATORYQUALITY ASSURANCE FOR RADIOISOTOPE LABORATORY

Environmental monitoring program in order to establish tritium baseline levels on and off Experimental Cryogenic Plant for Tritium and Deuterium Separation;

Hydrodynamics study on the Danube – Black Sea Channel using tritiated wastewater from a nuclear power plant as a tracer;

Natural sparkling water sources analysis based on tritium measurements;

Participation to sixth IAEA intercomparison of low-level tritium measurements in water (TRIC2000).



Participation to Sixth IAEA Intercomparison of Low-level Tritium Participation to Sixth IAEA Intercomparison of Low-level Tritium Measurements in Water TRIC2000 Measurements in Water TRIC2000

(Report IAEA, p. 22)(Report IAEA, p. 22)



Future Trends – Radiocarbon LSC Analysis and Future Trends – Radiocarbon LSC Analysis and

Environmental ApplicationsEnvironmental Applications A new line sample preparation has been put on work and

tests are going to be made in order to define this new analysis technique.



SummarizeSummarize

ICIT develop research activities in nuclear ICIT develop research activities in nuclear field since 1970field since 1970

Actual potential of ICIT can grow up based Actual potential of ICIT can grow up based on experienced from national and on experienced from national and international research programsinternational research programs

ICIT want and has to be involved in ICIT want and has to be involved in EURATOM/JET researchEURATOM/JET research

ICIT is open to national and international ICIT is open to national and international cooperation cooperation

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Nuclear Research Activities NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CRYOGENICS AND ISOTOPE TECHNOLOGIES RM VALCEA May, 2006