Nuclear Sector Knowledge Management

Action Plan for Research & Development

November 2009

Vladivoj REZNIK, Engineering Director

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Preamble

Slovenské Elektrárne, a. s. is the leading company in the field of nuclear industry, the only company with nuclear generation in the Slovak Republic.

Supporting nuclear research and development activities in the Slovak Republic is a vital activity for maintaining company in a long life condition.

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Research and Development Center for Nuclear Power in the Slovak Republic

Below the line:

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How to Achieve Improvement in R&D

Utilize present Slovakian R&D infrastructure (not necessary to create completely new organization). Create a virtual R&D center based in Slovakia.

Other potential partners

• Technical Universities in Žilina, Košice – electrical, machinery, chemistry, civil engineering activities

• IBOK, a. s. - special welding technology and extra material analysis

• 1. Zváračská, a. s. - welding technology

• RELKO Bratislava – different risk assessments

• VUZ, a. s. – welding company

• VUEZ Levice, a. s. - experienced organization in the field of nuclear

• VVU ZŤS Košice, a. s. - references to CERN, robotics tools for unmanned operation

• DECOM, a. s. – decommissioning activities

• DEKONTA – decommissioning activities

• UJV ŘEŽ – SE is owner of its shares - 27,8%

• And others

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Potential Partners in “R&D CENTER”

Key partners

• Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Education, Ministry of regional development

• UJD for special safety tasks

• Slovak Technical University, Bratislava

• SAV (Slovak Academy of Science)

• VUJE, a. s.

• JAVYS, a. s.

• International cooperation on common problems for VVER with CEZ in Czech Republic and MVM in Hungary

• Tvel, Rosatom

• Other members of ENEL Group with nuclear assets (Cerna Voda in Romania and Endesa in Spain)

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Areas of Interest in R&D Field

Safety issues: • Severe accident and nuclear safety• Improvement of personnel protection against irradiation• Personnel ageing and future possible impact on nuclear safetyLTO, Ageing of metal materials, electrical cables including concrete structures

Fuel and waste improvement:• Nuclear fuel long term storage and final disposal• Fuel cycle improvement (safety and new type of fuel)• Nuclear waste management and final disposal

Maintenance:• Special tools for maintenance (shortening outages, decreasing irradiation)• Reliability of components and predictive maintenance• Intelligent expert diagnostic systems, new methods and tools for in-service insp.

and others:• Special nuclear laboratories• Nuclear power plants decommissioning, robotics for dismantling.• New nuclear sites in the Slovak Republic, New type of reactor.

Set the targets

Establish organization for the centre

Action Plan

Cooperation with partners

Acquisition financing

Operating the centre

Make a programand select tasks

10/2009

12/2009

01/2010

Near future

Preconditions and Responsibilities

Acquisition of ideas for the “CENTER”

Acquisition of ideas for the “CENTER”

Classifying feasibility of ideas

Classifying feasibility of ideas

Steering committeedecision

Steering committeedecision

Project managementProject management

Engineering role:

• Prepare and sign agreement with dedicated organization by Steering committee.

• Cover “Research and Development Center for Nuclear Power” with present number of staff.

• Be responsible for collection of R&D ideas, solutions, company agreements and preparing materials for steering committee.

• Project management of the selected projects.

Procurement role:

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Steering Committee

Steering committee responsible for

selection of R&D ideas

Steering committee responsible for

selection of R&D ideas

1. R&D projects just for SE1. R&D projects just for SE 2. R&D projectsfor VVER reactors

2. R&D projectsfor VVER reactors

Director general, AFC, HR, Operation, Nuclear

Operation, Engineering,EBO and EMO directors

Director general, AFC, HR, Operation, Nuclear

Operation, Engineering,EBO and EMO directors

Director general, AFC, HR, Operation, Nuclear

Operation, Engineering,Deputies of particular bodies

Director general, AFC, HR, Operation, Nuclear

Operation, Engineering,Deputies of particular bodies

3. EU projects3. EU projects

ENEL, SEEndesa, EDF

ENEL, SEEndesa, EDF

Scientific committee - external senior experts

Scientific committee - external senior experts

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Several Criteria how to Select R&D Projects for Meetings of Steering Committee

Matching with

area of

Interest

Coincidence of

proposals with

potential

partners

Inevitability

of demand for

solution in

SE, a. s.

Competence of

particular R&D

organizations

Availability

of proper

financing

source

Proposal

for duration

of solutions

Financing of the CENTER

Comparing financing between ČEZ and SE a.s. in 2008

€ 2 630 856

€ 577 000,00

ČEZ

SE a.s.

• Financing of R&D project just for SE is possible by internal sources of SE or by internal sources of concerned parties.

• There is a legitimate purpose to ask the government for promotion of R&D Nuclear Centre.

• Unfortunately, EU grants are not dedicated for SE (not compatible with present rules).

Financing Crucial Issues

How much is SE ready to invest in Nuclear R&D ?

Can we use ENEL resources?

Can we use state support?

Can we apply for EU grants?

Collection of some partial departments budgets can be used to start up operation of the CENTER.

Good knowledge of the ENEL R&D projects is essential.

Needful collaboration with the Slovak Ministries.

Probably only for unique projects – mainly international.

An special institutional framework should be considered as a precondition for grants successful applications (state and EU).

BACK UP

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List of potential projects 1/9

1. Long-term operation of nuclear power installations (NPI LTO) over the scope of the designed service lifeGoal: To prepare program and schedule for the assurance of procedure of execution of NPI LTO at SE a.s. To prepare a method of selection of components and systems, which need to be upgraded or replaced in order to achieve the total expected NPI service life - 60 years.Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, RELKO, IBOK, SAVDuration: 36 monthsCosts: 2.8 mil EUR (EDU - 60 months, Paks – 48 months)

2. Assessment of the risk of terrorist attacks on nuclear power plants with VVER 440Goal: Different types of terrorist attacks and radiological consequences Company: RELKODuration: 36 monthsCosts: 1.4 mil EUR

3. The influence of the interaction “thermal insulation – coolant“ and chemical effects on the activity of protective emergency sieves Goal: getting under control the designed accidents with various LOCA scenarios, with the emphasis on solving the chemical interaction “coolant – thermal insulation“ and the topicality of the need of acquirement of additional knowledge and background data for the qualification of the existing or design of new installations.Company: VUEZDuration: 18 months Costs: 0.4 mil EUR

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List of potential projects 2/9

4. Experimental specification of coolant temperature differences between the undetectable and detachable part of cold branches of main circulation loops in the primary circuit during unit start-up and during rector nominal power Goal: Increasing accuracy of temperature measurement of water in the reactor Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, Duration: 18 monthsCosts: 0.05 mil EUR

5. Software predicting the states of VVER-440 reactor during short-term planned changes of the way of operation. Goal: To develop software for NPP personnel for fast prediction of reactor states during the campaign on the basis of a 3D-model of reactor core.Company: VUJE, STU BratislavaDuration: 6 monthsCosts: 0.02 mil EUR/unit

6. Improvement of prediction of parameters of VVER-440 unit boron control Goal: To increase the accuracy of calculation of boric acid critical concentration and the length of boron campaign during burn-up of Gd-fuel charges Company: Duration: 6 months Costs: 0.02 mil EUR

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List of potential projects 3/9

7. Analysis of the validity of neutron-physical characteristics of VVER-440 reactors in the event of deviation from the assumed end of the previous campaign Goal: Analyses results will be summarized in a conclusion on the admissibility of using the original calculations depending on the deviation from the assumed end of the campaign.Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, Duration: 6 monthsCosts: 0.01 mil EUR

8. Extension of VVER-440 reactor campaigns to 18 months Goal: To analyze the influence of a change of campaign length on the basic technical and economic parameters of nuclear power unit Company: VUJE, STU BratislavaDuration: 9 monthsCosts: 0.05 mil EUR

9. The safety of operation of VVER-440 reactors in the event of failure of some safety and control rod assemblies Goal: To analyze the influence of failure of one or more safety and control rod assemblies on the achievement of the required safe inventory of reactor subcriticality Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 9 months Costs: 0.03 mil EUR

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List of potential projects 4/9

10. Radiation load on the concrete in the biological protection of VVER 440 reactor and in the interim spent fuel storage Goal: To determine the radiation load on concrete for the purpose of ageing Company: VUJE, JAVYS, STU Bratislava Duration: 36 monthsCosts: 0.08 mil EUR

11. Continuous non-destructive check of VVER 440 spent fuel coverage. Goal: To design a “Mast Sipping“ system for the continuous non-destructive check of VVER 440 spent fuel coverage. Company: VUJE, STU BratislavaDuration: 36 monthsCosts: 0.2 mil EUR

12. Methodology of detection and analysis of periodical and periodically modulated signals for the needs of diagnostics of rotating machines Goal: For the operating diagnostics of the main cooling pump, to design a methodology of detection and analysis of periodical and periodically modulated components through phase synchronization of signals, i.e. without the need of existence of sign signal Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.05 mil EUR

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List of potential projects 5/9

13. Verification of possibilities of the algorithm of signal stationary component suppression for the needs of detection of free parts and changes in diagnostic signals Goal: To suppress the stationary component of diagnostic signals by means of an adaptive prediction filter, for the needs of detection of impulse components of unknown shape and for the detection of property changes in stationary or periodical components of diagnostic signals. Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.02 mil EUR

14. Detection of impulse components of known shape in noised signals Goal: In diagnostic systems for the detection of free parts, the correct indication of impulse signal from a metallic surge is the condition of successful capture of a free part. In using the monitoring of the exceeding of selected amplitude thresholds or monitoring of the signal rms value, it is conditioned by sufficient intensity or amplitude of impulse leading edge Company: VUJE, STU BratislavaDuration: 10 monthsCosts: 0.02 mil EUR

15. Extension of CSLBB systems for V2 NPP Unit 3&4 with the support of collecting and processing the selected technological parameters Goal: To work out a draft method for the connection of CSLBB systems of EBO V2 NPP Unit 3&4 to the unit information system. Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.05 mil EUR

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List of potential projects 6/9

16. Innovation of systems of the operating diagnostics of SHCČ (main circulation pumps) Goal: Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 10 monthsCosts: 0.05 mil EUR

17. Equipment for automated testing of surfaces of sealing V-grooves and threaded openings of reactor pressure vessel flange Goal: The development and production of remote controlled manipulator for automated visual inspection of the surface and profilometry of the sealing V-grooves, and testing of threaded openings M140x6 using the method of eddy currents on the reactor pressure vessel flange Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1.zváračskáDuration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.5 mil EUR

18. Development and production of remote controlled manipulator for automated inspection of the surface and material of PG-440 primary collector from the inside by means of ultrasound. Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1.zváračská Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.05 mil EUR 0,6

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List of potential projects 7/9

19. Equipment for automated tests of heat exchanger tubes at VVER-440 type NPP by means of ET method Goal: Equipment with two probesCompany: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1. zváračská Duration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.4 mil EUR

20. Development and production of a manipulator for automated detection of small untightness on heat-exchange tubes of PG-440 by means of bubble and helium method Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1. zváračskáDuration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.5 mil EUR

21. Development of a modular system of mechanical electric components for the construction of manipulators for applications of UT-tests of NPP components Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava, 1. zváračská Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.4 mil EUR

22. Development and production of a manipulator for mechanized tests of bolts on the reactor pressure vessel flange of VVER-440 type by means of ET and UT methodsCompany: VUJE, STU. 1. zváračskáDuration 12 monthsCosts 0.4 mil EUR

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List of potential projects 8/9

23. Assessment of external influences of seismic events on nuclear power installations Goal: Development of application methods of seismic qualification of nuclear power installations‘ safety systems, which will solve the effects of induced impact vibrations Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 24 monthsCosts: 0.35 mil EUR

24. Monitoring of the state of the system of measurement of feedwater flow to SG, after the high-pressure heater and steam from SG.Goal: Development of a new methodology with the objective of fast identification of efficiency degradation Company: VUJE, TU KošiceDuration: 12 monthsCosts: 0.05 mil EUR/unit

25. To develop and implement the algorithm of incoming anomaly recognition according to the degree of deviation from the normal status of chemical regime Company: VUJE, STU Bratislava Duration: 12 months Costs: 0.05 mil EUR

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List of potential projects 9/9

26. Research of new detectors, methods and methodologies of ionizing radiation measurement for application in the nuclear energy industryGoal: Development of detectors more resistant to radiation, calibration methods and methodologies for measuring and evaluating the parameters of nuclear radiation and implementation thereof into practice Company: STU Bratislava, DECOM, DEKONTA, SAV Duration: 48 monthsCosts: 0.250 mil EUR

Overall (projects 1 to 26):

Total sum of all proposal: 7,77 mil EURfor up to 48 months of duration

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Example from the USA:R&D into energy in the USA (year 1999 and year 2007)

Million 2007 USD

Notes: 922 mil USD/104 reactors = 6 mil EUR/reactorFor Slovak environment virtually: 4 reactors*6 mil EUR = 24 mil EUR http://www.ne.doe.gov/pdfFiles/NEPerformancePlanFY09.pdf scheme of US DOE support

USA Federal Energy R&D expenditure Million 2007 USD

R&D Category FY 1999 2007

General Science

Basic R&D

1968 1942

General Energy Science 996 1292

Environment, Safety, and Health 57 28

Other Allocated 60 250

Fusion Energy Sciences 270 319

Basic R&D Sub Total 3352 3831

Coal

Applied R&D

489 574

Natural Gas and Petroleum Liquids 198 39

Nuclear Power 740 922

Renewable and Other Electric Technologies 587 867

End Use 487 418

Applied R&D Sub Total 2500 2819

Total 5853 6650