Building New Generation Nuclear Plants Worldwide : AREVA's Experience

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1 Building New Generation Nuclear Plants Worldwide : AREVA's Experience Philippe Guay Senior Vice President, New Builds Offers AREVA 37 th WNA Symposium September 2012 LONDON

2 Projects status The value of experience Conclusion WNA Symposium September 2012 p.2

3 AREVA is deploying the world s first advanced fleet of Gen III NPPs with 4 EPR reactor units under construction Percentage of completion (AREVA scope) Olkiluoto 3 82 % Complete (Supply of a turnkey Power Plant) Flamanville 3 60 % Complete (Supply of a Nuclear Steam Supply System) Taishan 1&2 70% Complete (Supply of 2 nuclear islands) WNA Symposium September 2012 p.3

(Supply of a turnkey Power Plant) Flamanville 3 60 % Complete (Supply of a Nuclear Steam

4 Olkiluoto 3 Major Milestones Reactor Building Containment Line -7 m to +16 m Delivery of the Reactor Pressure Vessel Lifting of the Reactor Dome Reactor Pressure Vessel introduced All primary loop components installed WNA Symposium September 2012 p.4

Reactor Dome Reactor Pressure Vessel introduced All primary loop

5 Olkiluoto 3 moving towards completion: water intake structure flooding, fuel handling equipment installation July 12 Refueling machine installed July 12 Filling of the cooling water Pumping Station WNA Symposium September 2012 p.5

July 12 Refueling machine installed July 12 Filling of

6 Olkiluoto 3 moving towards completion: Turbine island commissioning February 12 Turbine island connected to local 110 kv network WNA Symposium September 2012 p.6

7 Flamanville 3 Major Milestones Copyright EDF Signature of the contract First concrete pouring Installation of the pressurizer relief tank Welding of first supports in safeguard buildings EBS pumps installed Installation of Safeguard system piping Delivery of the first embedded tank (RPE) First safety pump in the safeguard building Start of Piping Erection WNA Symposium September 2012 p.7

installed 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Installation of Safeguard system piping Delivery of the first

8 Flamanville 3 Nuclear Building installation works ongoing June 12 RPV Support Ring Installation July 12 Installation of RCP and Steam Generators vertical supports WNA Symposium September 2012 p.8

9 Taishan 1&2 EPR Project Major Milestones Copyright TNPJVC Signature of the Contract Excavation Ceremony First Concrete TS1 TS1 1st liner lifted TS2 1st liner lifted TS1: polar crane delivered RPV installed Start of the Self Reliance program LOI to create a JV in Nuclear Reactor Engineering First Concrete TS2 TS1: Dome lifted WNA Symposium September 2012 p.9

RPV installed 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Start of the Self Reliance program LOI to create a JV

10 Taishan 1 Dome poured, RPV installed June 12 Reactor Vessel installation July 12 Dome pouring WNA Symposium September 2012 p.10

11 Projects status The value of experience Conclusion WNA Symposium September 2012 p.11

12 EPR lessons learned Olkiluoto 3 Flamanville 3 Taishan 1&2 Future EPR Four ongoing EPR projects Two countries with licensing process underway Two approaches to improve EPR competitiveness A centralized integration of EPR optimizations Finland, France, China USA, UK Bottom up & top down Standard EPR design AREVA s Target: Certainty to build EPR on time and on budget to minimize risks and ensure profitability of the investment WNA Symposium September 2012 p.12

optimizations Finland, France, China USA, UK Bottom up & top down Standard EPR design AREVA s Target: Certainty to

13 The value of Experience: Knowledge management A mature field experience consolidation process A systematic process There are more than 1600 Experience feedbacks in the data base coming from current projects and our work on currently operating plants well established in the company: In 2011 alone, around 1 Experience feedback per day have been captured This unique project delivery experience has allowed AREVA to improve on all aspects of project execution Project management and organization 18% Engineering Procurement Construction 44% Engineering Construction 11% 6% Procurement Others Experience feedbacks by Discipline 21% Project management WNA Symposium September 2012 p.13

have been captured This unique project delivery experience has allowed AREVA to improve on all aspects of project execution Project management and organization 18%

14 The value of Experience: Project organization Generic organization leveraging experienced teams Organization Experienced teams Worldwide PM support organization Project Management Office Risk & Opportunity Management Contract Management Proposals COMPETENT RESOURCES STANDARDS, METHODS, TOOLS Projects CGNPC For the Taishan projects: 50% Management Directors & Managers, 50% Engineering staff, 90% Procurement workforce, Schedule Management Estimating CROSS-FERTILIZATION have worked on the OL3 or FA3 projects Lessons Learned Worldwide project support organization WNA Symposium September 2012 p.14

Projects CGNPC For the Taishan projects: 50% Management Directors & Managers, 50% Engineering staff, 90% Procurement workforce, Schedule Management

15 The Value of Experience: Supply chain Manufacturing of heavy components Tube sheet and lower shell Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 (# months) 70 ~5y 60-40% OL3 Shells subassembly Pressure boundary & lower part sub-assembly Hydraulic tests & preparation OL3 ~3y TSN 0 Tube sheet and lower shell TS1 Shells subassembly Pressure boundary & lower part sub-assembly Hydraulic tests & preparation Source : AREVA, average of the four Steam Generators for each unit WNA Symposium September 2012 p.15 Apr 12 First two steam generators delivered on Taishan site

sheet and lower shell TS1 Shells subassembly Pressure boundary & lower part sub-assembly Hydraulic tests & preparation Source : AREVA,

16 The value of experience: Construction Illustration: Concrete slab one-step pouring Improvement Illustration Context Thick concrete slab (4m at FA3 and TSN) One-step pouring challenging Improvement One-step pouring method validated at Taishan thanks to temperature control Use of ice Use of integrated piping Use of a heating cover CGNPC One-step pouring Gain Construction schedule: 1 month shorter Concrete temperature check This improvement was made possible thanks to our Chinese partners CGNPC WNA Symposium September 2012 p.16

control Use of ice Use of integrated piping Use of a heating cover CGNPC One-step pouring Gain Construction schedule: 1 month

17 The value of experience: Construction Illustration, from OL3 to TSN: first main milestones Construction duration (# months) Dome lifting Slab +1,5m Start of inner containment Gusset pouring 1 st concrete OL TSN1 WNA Symposium September 2012 p.17

lifting 47 16 Slab +1,5m Start of inner containment Gusset pouring

18 Developing AREVA Gen III+ reactors offering AREVA strongly engaged in the UK market with The ongoing Hinkley Point C project with NNB co The Horizon Nuclear Power development The NuGen project for the Moorside project Bids submitted since Jan to the Finnish utility Fennovoima for an EPR and the Czech utility CEZ for two EPRs Bilateral negotiations to sell EPR units in China and India 3rd phase of the licensing process for the EPR in the USA Creation of a joint offer team with EDF in Poland Opening of a joint office with EDF in Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) French safety authority has issued a favorable opinion on ATMEA1 ATMEA1 reactor technology short listed for the Jordan New Build program ATMEA1 reactor is pre-qualified in Argentina WNA Symposium September 2012 p.18

2012 to the Finnish utility Fennovoima for an EPR and the Czech utility CEZ for two EPRs Bilateral negotiations to sell EPR units in China and India 3rd phase of the licensing process for the EPR

19 Projects status The value of experience Conclusion WNA Symposium September 2012 p.19

20 Conclusion After the Fukushima accident, the fundamentals of the world energy market remain the same : Important growth in electricity need Geopolitics factors, security of supply and pressure on fossil energy Environmental issues and need to reduce CO 2 emissions in energy production In this context, low-carbon energies such as nuclear power and renewable energies will play a key role in the energy mix AREVA offers a complete range of Gen III + Reactors, offering both increased efficiency and a level of safety complying with the most stringent safety requirements and meeting our customers needs for a safe and competitively priced electricity AREVA is capturing a unique project delivery experience and best practices from past and on-going projects for the benefit of customers needs The Fukushima accident raises legitimate questions and concerns. The nuclear industry needs to give appropriate answers to these concerns. We need to dialogue with our stakeholders in order to restore trust and strengthen nuclear public acceptance WNA Symposium September 2012 p.20

energy mix AREVA offers a complete range of Gen III + Reactors, offering both increased efficiency and a level of safety complying with the most stringent safety requirements and meeting our

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