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Ministry of Economy Nuclear Agency and for Radioactive Waste (ANDR) D.I. Mendeleev Street no. 21-25, District 1, Bucharest, Romania Tel. : +4 021 316 80 01 Fax: +4 021 312 14 10 E-mail: [email protected] www. agentianucleara.ro Back End strategy in Romania(I): interfaces related issues and potential solutions Ms. Alice Mariana DIMA Director, Nuclear Projects and Strategies Department Nuclear Agency and for Radioactive Waste Technical Meeting on Integrated Approaches to the Back End of the Fuel Cycle, Vienna, 17 - 19 July 2018

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Ministry of EconomyNuclear Agency and for Radioactive Waste (ANDR)

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Back End strategy in Romania(I): interfaces

related issues and potential solutions

Ms. Alice Mariana DIMA Director, Nuclear Projects and Strategies Department

Nuclear Agency and for Radioactive Waste

Technical Meeting on Integrated Approaches to the Back End of the Fuel Cycle,

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Romania has a very active nuclear sector,and has most stages of the nuclear fuelcycle

➢ uranium mining and milling➢ nuclear fuel fabrication➢ nuclear power generation (CANDU

reactors)➢ radioactive waste and spent fuel

storage➢ repository for disposal of institutional

LLW➢ nuclearresearch facilities

Nuclear Sector in Romania

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NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR SAFE MANAGEMENT OFRW & SNF

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National Strategy

A. Policy

B. National Programme

National Policy Institutional responsibilities in RWM

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Nuclear Agency and for Radioactive Waste (ANDR) from 2004

➢ Support for the nuclear energy development in Romania (power and non –power applications), exclusively forpeaceful purposes

➢ Responsible for disposal of radioactive waste (RW) and spent nuclear fuel (SNF), and ensure at national level thecoordination of the nuclear installations decommissioning processes

National Commission For Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN) from 1996

➢ is the regulatory authority in the nuclear field

➢ elaborates the strategy and the policy for regulation, licensing and control

Waste producers

➢ Responsible for predisposal activities of SNF and RW and for decommissioning of their facilities;

➢ Bear the expenses related to the collection, handling, transport, treatment, conditioning, storage and disposal ofits wastes

➢ Pay the annual contributions to the funds for disposal of SNF and RW and for decommissioning of nuclear facilities

Other National authorities (Ministries of Environment, of Health, of Economy)– involved in the licensing process

Research and education institutions – national technical, scientific and sociologic support in the disposal programimplementation

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Responsibilities

➢ Support for the nuclear energy development in Romania (power and non –power applications), exclusively forpeaceful purposes

➢ Responsible for disposal of radioactive waste (RW) and spent nuclear fuel (SNF), and ensure at national level thecoordination of the nuclear installations decommissioning processes

Main project in progress

➢ Final repository for low and interim level waste : DFDSMA

➢ National Strategy for safe management of RW and SNF in Romania

➢ Select the host rock for the geological repository

Elements of RWM Policy 1/3

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➢ Romania has adopted the open fuel cycle

➢ Spent fuel produced by research reactors shall be returned back to origincountries

➢ Decommissioning of nuclear installations and final disposal of spent nuclearfuel and radioactive waste should be implemented as soon as reasonablypossible

➢ The final point of management for all radioactive waste is final disposal

➢ The final disposal of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste will only becarried out by state organizations

➢ All waste generators must have the financial resources to implement theNational Program through contributions to the Radioactive WasteManagement Fund and to the Decommissioning Fund.

Elements of RWM Policy 2/3

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➢ The policy on the management of spent fuel and radioactivewaste is set by the Government and implemented by theresponsible organizations involved. This Policy includes:

➢ A set of fundamental principles on ethical, security andenvironmental issues.

➢ A set of government policy decisions requiring managementoptions to be implemented.

➢ Legal and regulatory framework defining control measuresfor final management and storage.

➢ Defining the responsibilities of organizations involved in finalmanagement and storage activities

Elements of RWM Policy 3/3 Financing scheme

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Two funds are constituted since 2007:

✓ radioactive waste management fund✓ 1,4 euro/MWh

✓ decommissioning fund✓ 0,6 euro/MWh.

The contributions come only from NPP.

✓ For the institutional waste, finances came from thestate budget.

✓ The level of contributions is assessed and up-datedeach 5 years.

CERNAVODA NPP

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➢ 2 x CANDU 6 reactors (each 700 MW)

➢ Unit 1 commissioned in 1996, due for refurbishment in c. 2026

➢ Unit 2 commissioned in 2007

➢ Units 3 and 4 proposals in place for new build

Radioactive Waste Generators and waste type

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SNN – Cernavoda NPP:

➢ Spent nuclear fuel bundles generatedfrom operation of 2 CANDU Units;

➢ Radioactive waste (solid, liquid, mixed)generated from operation andmaintenance;

➢ Radioactive waste generated fromdecommissioning.

Main R&D INSTALATION FROM Nuclear Field

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“HORIA HULUBEI” Nation Institute of Physics andNuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH):

➢ Radioactive waste (solid, liquid, spent sealedsources) generated from nuclear and radiologicalIFIN-HH facilities;

Research reactor

➢ VVER – shutdown in 1997, underdecommissioning (IFIN-HH Bucharest)

➢ all SF (enriched U) was sent back to the RussianFederation

➢ Radioactive waste generated from thedecommissioning of VVR-S research reactor.

Main R&D INSTALATION FROM Nuclear Field

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Research reactor

➢ TRIGA 14 MW – in operation from 1979 (ICN Mioveni)

➢ all HEU SF was sent back to USA

➢ core conversion since 2004 - LEU SF management by Romanian authorities

Waste type

➢ Spent nuclear fuel assemblies resulted from the operation of TRIGA researchreactor;

➢ Radioactive waste (solid, liquid, spent sealed sources) generated by nuclear andradiological ICN facilities.

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Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)

Main objective of ALFRED:

➢ to demonstrate the viability of LFR technology

➢ to perform all preparatory activities (technical design, licensing, siting,…)

➢ to build a demonstration installation of 125 MWe

Advanced Lead Fast Reactor European Demonstrator (ALFRED)

➢ co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund

➢ ELI-NP i s going to be the most advanced research facility in the world focusing on thestudy of photonuclear physics and its applications, compri sing a very high intensity

laser (two 10PW ultra-short pulse lasers) and the most brilliant gamma-ray beam.

Main R&D INSTALATION FROM Nuclear Field

Romanian Nuclear Fuel Cycle

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The 51st Session of the Radioactive Waste Management Committee (RWMC)

Paris , NEA/OECD - 25 - 26 April 2018

Uranium Mining and Milling

Chemical Conversion and Purification

Native Uranium Ore

CANDU Nuclear Fuel Plant

CANDU 6 Type NPP 2 Reactors in operation

Spent Nuclear FuelReactor Cooling Pool (6 years)

CANDU TypeSpent Nuclear Fuel

Interim Storage MACSTORE Technology (50 years)

Final Disposal or Recycling(outside the country)

CANDU TypeFresh

Nuclear FuelAssembly

FCN Pitesti

Cernavoda NPP

CNU S.A.

DICA Storage Facility

“Feldioara” Plant

Romanian long term strategy

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Type of LiabilityLong Term Management

Policy Funding of Liabilities Current Practice / Facilities Planned Facilities

Spent FuelNPP✓ No reprocessing yet✓ Storage for 50 y✓ Deep geological

Research reactors✓ Return in origin countries

(VVR-S, TRIGA)

✓ NPP - Contribution to fund

✓ Research reactor - State budget

✓ NPP• wet storage• dry storage

✓ Research reactor• wet storage• Return to origin countries

Deep geological (2055)

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Waste

Near surface (SL)

Deep geological (LL)

Contribution to fund

State budget

Storage on site Near surface disposal 2023

Deep geological

Applications WasteNear surface (SL)

Deep geological (LL)

User pays

State budget

✓ treatment, conditioning and storage on site

✓ Near surface disposal

Deep geological (2055)

Decommissioning Liabilities (1)

NPP -Safe enclosure

RR -Immediate dismantling

NPP - Contribution to fund

Research reactors - State budget

NPP No decom. Plan

VVR-S Approved decom. Plan

LL, HLW

Deep geological (2055)

Disused Sealed Sources

Return to producerStorage/disposal

User pays Return to producerStorage/disposal

LL-Deep geological (2055)

Radioactive waste management in Romania

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LILW -SL

Research sitesOther institutions

Cernavoda NPP

Interim on -site storage

Treatment

DFDSMA RepositoryLILW-SL

On -Site Waste Treatment Plant

Biata BihorRepository

LILW-SL

Spent fuel

Research sitesCernavoda

NPP

Cooling

pond

Repatriation to

country of origin

Cooling

pond

LILW -LL

Research sites

Other institutions

Cernavoda

NPP

Interim on -site

storage

TreatmentOn -Site Waste

Treatment Plant

Interim on -site

storage

Geological

Repository

Spent fuel / LILW -LL

DICA Interim

Dry Store

Encapsulation

Plant

Fuel Management Strategy

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The Cernavoda NPP stretgy for the safe use of CANDU nuclear fuel resulting from the operation of Units 1 and Unit 2 of Cernavoda NPP is the following:

- wet storage in the burning fuel tank of each reactor for a minimum of 6 years;- dry storage in the dry intermediate fuel storage facility for a 50 year period.

Small quantities of spent nuclear fuel that have been transported from Cernavoda NPP to RATEN ICN for post-irradiation examination will be stored intermediate in storage wells located in hot alpha-gamma cells with heavy concrete walls in the Post Examination Laboratory Irradiance

Interim Dry Spent Fuel Storage

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➢ The Intermediate Dry Spent Fuel Storage for Cernavoda is theMACSTOR system.

➢ The MACSTOR (Modular Air Cooled STORage) System isdesigned for storing fuel, which has been cooled for a period ofsix years.

➢ It consists of storage modules located above ground in thestorage site, and equipment operated at the spent fuel storagebay for preparing the spent fuel for dry storage.

➢ The spent fuel is transferred from the preparation area to thestorage site using a shielded transfer flask and a transporter.

➢ The Intermediate Dry Spent Fuel Storage Facility consist ofconcrete modules (currently MACSTOR 200 units), providedwith cylinders for storage.

➢ CNE Cernavoda has carried out the necessary studies to switchto the MACSTOR 400 module which, compared to theMACSTOR 200 module, has a double storage capacity (24,000fuel bundles)

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Interim Dry Spent Fuel Storage

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Unit 1

34.958 Irradiated

Fuel Bundles in the Bays

Unit 2

32.728 Irradiated

Fuel Bundles in the Bays

Dry Storage – DICA

84.000 Irradiated

Fuel Bundles

According the National Strategy of Safe Management of RW and SNF on Cernavoda NPP inventories of Spent Nuclear Fuel bundle at 31December 2016:

Geological Disposal

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Reference

concept

selected

Site

selected

Repository

construction

beginsURL

constructed

Disposal

operations

begin

Repository

closed

2025

2020

2030

2045

2055

2150

Conclusions

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➢ The agreed management end-state for spent fuel and LILW-LL is geological disposal, and a singlerepository will be constructed for all spent fuel from the 4 CANDU reactor units at the Cernavodasite, and also for all LILW-LL.

➢ Given that the dry store for spent fuels at the Cernavoda site has a design life of 50 years, there isno requirement for a geological repository to be operational early

➢ Current activities are limited, and focused on planning and preparation of a long-term programmefor the implementation of the geological repository.

➢ The repository will then become operational in around 2055 and there will be parallel phases ofconstruction and operation until the repository is closed in around 2150

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Nuclear Installations 2000 2020 2040 2060 2080 2100 2120 Unit 1 Cernavoda Unit 2 Cernavoda Unit 3 Cernavoda Unit 4 Cernavoda

DICA DFDSMA

Geological Repository Operation Refurbishment Safe closer Decomminissiong

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Thank You!

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