Department of Nuclear EnergyInternational Atomic Energy

Agency

Overall Roadmap Overall Roadmap OrganizationOrganization

NERAC

GEN IV Roadmap NERAC Subcommittee

(GRNS)

Technical Community

Industry

Universities

National Laboratories

DOE-NE

Roadmap Integration Team (RIT)

Evaluation Methodology

Water-Cooled Reactors

Gas-Cooled

Liquid-Metal-Cooled

Non-Classical Concepts

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Generation IV International Forum (GIF)

Argentina Brazil France

S. Africa Korea Switzerland UK US

Canada Japan

Currently 94 participantsCurrently 94 participants

Department of Nuclear EnergyInternational Atomic Energy

Agency

INPRO ObjectiveINPRO Objective

The objective of INPRO is to support theThe objective of INPRO is to support the safe, sustainable, economic and safe, sustainable, economic and proliferation-resistant use of nuclear proliferation-resistant use of nuclear technology to meet the global energy technology to meet the global energy needs of the 21st century.needs of the 21st century.

Department of Nuclear EnergyInternational Atomic Energy

Agency

Membership in INPROMembership in INPRO• As of January 2002 As of January 2002 - Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, - Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany,

India, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, India, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland,

The Netherlands, Turkey and the European The Netherlands, Turkey and the European

commissioncommission

• In total, 15 cost-free experts were nominatedIn total, 15 cost-free experts were nominated• Extrabudgetary Resources receivedExtrabudgetary Resources received

Department of Nuclear EnergyInternational Atomic Energy

Agency

• Phase I (2001-2003)Phase I (2001-2003)– Identify global user requirements: economics, safety, Identify global user requirements: economics, safety,

spent fuel and waste, non-proliferation, environment spent fuel and waste, non-proliferation, environment (Phase IA)(Phase IA)

– Establish criteria and methodologies for the Establish criteria and methodologies for the comparison of nuclear reactor and fuel cycle concepts comparison of nuclear reactor and fuel cycle concepts (Phase IA)(Phase IA)

– Examine those concepts against user requirements Examine those concepts against user requirements (Phase IB)(Phase IB)

• Phase II (Optional)Phase II (Optional)– Identify appropriate technologies for implementation Identify appropriate technologies for implementation

in an international projectin an international project

INPRO PhasesINPRO Phases

Department of Nuclear EnergyInternational Atomic Energy

Agency

The potential for non-electric The potential for non-electric applications of nuclear energy applications of nuclear energy

is quite largeis quite largeTransportation

15%

Heat55%

Electricity

30%

Primary energy consumption by applicationPrimary energy consumption by application

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Agency

Temperature regions of heat consumption:Temperature regions of heat consumption:typical examples of industrial processestypical examples of industrial processes

Department of Nuclear EnergyInternational Atomic Energy

Agency

Maximum Maximum TemperatureTemperature

of Primary of Primary CoolantCoolant

TemperatureTemperaturecapabilitiescapabilities

of reactor typesof reactor types

Department of Nuclear EnergyInternational Atomic Energy

Agency

ConclusionsConclusions• nuclear power will expand, especially in Asia, nuclear power will expand, especially in Asia,

and could contribute to sustainable energy and could contribute to sustainable energy strategiesstrategies

• new designs are being developed to meet high new designs are being developed to meet high performance and safety goals - some have been performance and safety goals - some have been certifiedcertified already already

• with simplification, standardization, and short with simplification, standardization, and short construction time different approaches are construction time different approaches are being taken to achieve economic plantsbeing taken to achieve economic plants

• establish a sound basis for nuclear power to establish a sound basis for nuclear power to contribute to sustainable developmentcontribute to sustainable development