Introduction to Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Advanced Nuclear Fuels
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1 Introduction to Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Advanced Nuclear Fuels Jon Carmack Deputy National Technical Director Fuel Cycle Technology Advanced Fuels Program February 27, 2011
2 The Evolution of Nuclear Power Generation I Generation II Generation III Early Prototype Reactors Commercial Power Reactors Near-Term Deployment Advanced LWRs Generation IV Generation III+ Evolutionary Designs Offering Improved Economics - Shippingport - Dresden, Fermi I - Magnox - ABWR Gen I Atoms for Peace - System AP00 - EPR - LWR-PWR, BWR - CANDU - VVER/RBMK Gen II TMI-2 Gen III 1990 Chernobyl Highly Economical - Enhanced Safety - Minimal Waste - Proliferation Resistant Gen III Gen IV 2030 Fukushima 2
3 Meeting the growing energy demand of developing nations by clean energy forms is essential U.N. Human Development Index France Japan US UK Australia Canada Germany Russia China India Pakistan Annual electricity use kwh/capita Energy use will grow as developing countries achieve affluence. Affluence in developing countries will lead to more stable and peaceful world. 10 billion people consuming energy like us result in world energy demand increasing by 10 fold. Increased use of fossil fuel will result in Resource shortfalls and regional conflicts, Serious environmental impact Worldwide expansion of nuclear energy use is a natural development. Nuclear material management is an important International issue GA
4 Vocabulary Transmutation the process by which an element is converted to another element by neutron bombardment Transuranic elements heavier than uranium (Pu, Am, Np, Cm, etc.) Minor Actinides (MA) Am, Np, Cm HLW High Level Waste MOX Mixed oxide (U, Pu)O x as opposed to UO x LWR Light Water Reactor (primarily critical on thermal neutrons) FR Fast Reactor (primarily critical on fast neutrons, >1MeV) Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Fuel that can not be recycled Used Nuclear Fuel Fuel that can be recycled 4
5 The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Thursday, 5 March 1, 2012
6 General Nuclear Fuel Cycle Concepts Thursday, 6 March 1, 2012
7 DOE Advanced Fuel Development Campaign Mission: Development and demonstration of advanced fuels (and cladding) to support the sustainable nuclear energy and associated fuel cycles using a goal-oriented science based approach. Next generation of LWR fuels with enhanced performance and safety, and reduced waste volume FR transmutation fuels (metallic fuel as baseline) with enhanced proliferation resistance and resource utilization Development of advanced tools to support the science-based approach: Characterization & PIE techniques, fabrication processes, in-pile and out-of-pile test design, in-pile instrumentation development 7
8 Spent/Used Fuel Storage What do we do with it now? <10 years storage in a water pool Dry and Transfer to Cask Storage Thursday, 8 March 1, 2012
9 High Level Waste Disposal Engineered Systems Stable Geology Leave it where it is? Thursday, 9 March 1, 2012
10 Vitrification - a long term storage option for the minor actinides. Used in Europe for Fission Products and minor actinides resulting from reprocessing Used for weapons process waste at PNNL Recycle of Used Fuel extracting Pu for MOX Stored in an engineered facility Thursday, 10 March 1, 2012
11 Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuels for LWRs 1979 TMI-2 Loss of Cooling Accident 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami, and Station Blackout at Fukushima Dai-ichi NPS 11
12 Fuel Behavior Under LOCAs (courtesy Bo Chang) Zr Exothermic Reaction Hydrogen Generation Cladding Embrittlement Core Melt Control Rod/Blade Collapse UO 2 Melting Zr-alloy Melting Normal operation Fuel Surface Zr Cladding Balloon & Burst Rapid Zr Cladding Oxidation Stainless Steel Melting Point C 800 C C 1500 C 1850 C C 2012 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 12
13 Fuel in Accidents TMI-2 accident in 1979 Fuel failure detected ~2.7 hr after loss of coolant flow 50% core melted in 7 hours Small hydrogen explosion in ~10 hrs, no RPV breach Fukushima Daichi Units 1-3 Some battery-supported cooling after tsunami in Units 2&3, but not Unit 1 Hydrogen explosion and RPV pressure drop after ~1 day in Unit 1 and 2-3 days in Units 2 & 3 TMI-2 Core End-State Configuration (NRC) Initial core cooling to remove decay heat is critical Fuel meltdown by decay heat in ~3 hrs once water flow stops 2012 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. 13
14 What are the major issues to be addressed for the attributes? Improved Reaction Kinetics with Steam - Heat of oxidation - Oxidation rate Slower Hydrogen Generation Rate - Hydrogen bubble - Hydrogen explosion - Hydrogen embrittlement of the clad Improved Fuel Properties - Lower operating temperatures - Clad internal oxidation - Fuel relocation / dispersion - Fuel melting High temperature during loss of active cooling Improved Cladding Properties -Clad fracture - Geometric stability - Thermal shock resistance - Melting of the cladding Enhanced Retention of Fission Products - Gaseous fission products - Solid/liquid fission products Based on these safety-related issues, metrics for quantifying the enhancements in accident tolerance must be developed in conjunction with the safety features of a given LWR design and based on specific accident scenarios. 14
15 Enhanced Accident Tolerant LWR Fuel Vision, Mission and Near- Term Goals Vision: A LWR fleet with enhanced accident tolerance providing a substantial fraction of the national clean energy needs Mission: Develop advanced fuels and non-design intrusive reactor system technologies (e.g. instruments, auxiliary power sources) with improved performance, reliability and safety characteristics during normal operations and accident conditions. 10-year Goals Insert lead test rods into an operating commercial reactor Demonstrate non-intrusive technologies that enhance safety (e.g. instrumentation with enhanced accident tolerance) 15
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