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18~21 May 2021
SMARTPartnership Cooperation
between Korea and Saudi Arabia
Dr. Keung Koo KIM
SMART Development
18th INPRO Dialogue Forum
on Partnerships for Nuclear Development and Deployment
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Biography (Keung Koo KIM)
Education
BS and MS in Nuclear Engineering Department of Seoul
National University
Ph.D in Nuclear Engineering Department of M.I.T. (USA)
Experience
Have worked in Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute
since 1981 (~40 years R&D)
Have developed SMART since 1997 and leaded SMART
project as Vice President till last year
Awards
Science and Technology Medal (Korean Gov.)
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Outline
II. SMART Partnership Cooperation with KSA
III. Cooperation with Embarking Countries
I. SMART Development
IV. Summary
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SMART
Sea Water Fresh
Water
Electricity
Steam
Steam
Transformer
Desalination Plant
Thermal : 365 MWt
Electricity : 100 MWe
Fresh Water : 40,000 t/day
Hot Water: 150 GCal/h
Advanced Integral PWR for Electricity Generation and Seawater Desalination
or District Heating
Hot Water
Heat pipe
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SMART Development
1997 1999 2002 2006 2007 2009 2012 2015
‘07.7~‘08.12
‘99.4 ~’02.3 ‘02.7~’06.2 ‘06.7~’07.6 ‘09.1~’12.6 ‘12~’15‘97.7~’99.3
FOAKE Design
2015~
SDACertificate
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SMART Design Goals
Advanced Man Machine Interface Systems
Digital Core Protection/Monitoring System
Wide Operation Range
PERFORMANCE
UPGRADE
Modularized Components
Scalability with Multiple Units in One Site
System Simplification
MODULARIZATION &
SIMPLIFICATION
Integral Arrangement of Primary Components
Passive Safety System
Inherent Safety Features
DESIGN INNOVATION
IMPROVED
ECONOMICS
UPGRADED
OPERABILITY
ENHANCED
SAFETY
SMART
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• Integral Reactor
• Modularization for Field Installation and
Maintenance
• Passive Safety System
• Fully Digitized Control System
Proven Technologies
• 17x17 UO2 Proven Fuel Technology
• Control Rod Drive Mechanism
• Reactivity Control Concepts using BP and
Soluble Boron
Innovative Concepts
SMART Technology
Harmonizing Proven Technologies and Innovative Concepts
for Licensability and Market Acceptability
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Standard Design Approval
S D A C e r t i f i c a t e
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Challenges to Deploy SMR
Technical Barriers
Technology Validation through Experience, Test and
Experiments
Commercial Hurdle
Economic Justification Compared with Other Energy
Sources
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SMART Partnership with KSA
SMART Partnership for Joint Commercialization
Joint Development and Shared IP Ownership
Joint Commercialization
Joint Marketing
SMART ترامـسـ =
Joint Feasibility Study Partnership Cooperation
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SMART Development
Technology Development Joint Engineering Design
FOAK Construction and Commercialization
SMART Standard Design
Technology Validation Licensing
Safety Enhancement for
Post Fukushima Action Plan
ROK & KSA
FOAK Plant Construction
2 FOAK Plants Construction
Licensing (CP, OL), Operation
Promote SMART to 3rd Countries
ROK
FOAK Engineering Design
HCB on K.A.CARE Experts
Prepare PSAR, Vendor Survey
Pre-Project Engineering
ROK & KSA
SMART Partnership Cooperation
Global Commercialization
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SMART FOAKE Design
Core Design
Fuel Design
Component Design
Main Feedwater and Main Steam
Mechanical Design
General Arrangement
Fuel Assembly Design
System Design
Component Design Analysis
MMIS Design Containment Building
Equipment Vendor SurveySafety Analysis Aux. system Design
NSSS Design Fuel DesignComponent
DesignBOP/AE Design
180O
A
8
8
8
B
8
20
12
20
8
C
8
20
12
8
12
20
8
D
8
20
12
24
16
24
12
20
8
E
90O
8
12
8
16
8
16
8
12
8
270O
F
8
20
12
24
16
24
12
20
8
G
8
20
12
8
12
20
8
H
8
20
12
20
8
J
8
8
8
0O
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
N
N
2.60 w/o U-235 21 FA
4.80 w/o U-235 36 FA
N indicates No. of Gd rod
Containment
RV
MS
FW
피동잔열제거계통
PRHRSHX
SCP
정지냉각계통SCHX
SIPM
M
안전주입계통
LHX
RHX
F
PRM
BRM
VCT
CCP
PHIX GS
HUT
HUP
BAST RMWT
RMWP
BAMP
BAC BACIX
M
CHARGINGCONTROLVLAVE
MM
LETDOWNCONTROLVALVE
BABT
EDUCTOR
M
EDT
RDT
RDP
OUTSIDE(YARD)
화학및체적제어계통
ChemicalAdditionSystem
PIX
IRWST
ECT
2차측기기
복수펌프
복수
기
터빈발전기
복수펌프순환수조
냉 각 탑
우회증기냉각기
기동우회냉각기
CP
P
CP
P
증기구역격리밸브 주증기격리밸브
증기구역격리밸브
증
기
발생
기
급수구역격리밸브급수격리밸
브
급수격리밸
브
급수구역격리밸브
터빈발전기
순환수펌프
2차측냉각수펌프
급수펌프
복수
기
주증기격리밸브
급수펌프
비상보충수탱크
비상보충수탱크
기동우회냉각기
우회증기냉각기
DNBR Pressure
SBLOCA
0 6000 12000 180000
2
4
6
8
10
450
490
530
570
610
650
Top of Core
RV Collapsed Water level
Wat
er L
evel,
m
Time, sec
Hot Spot Cad Surface Temperature
Tem
pera
ture
, K
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 1601.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
SLB Feed Flow Increase STEAM Flow Increase FLB CEA Withdrawal CLOF Locker Rotor SGTR
Limit DNBR = 1.41
DNBR
Time, sec0 10 20 30 40 50
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Pressure Limit = 18.7 MPa
Pres
sure
, MPa
Time, sec
FLB CLOF CEA Withdrawal Locked Rotor SLB SGTR
Over 1500 Simulations
Confirm Safety
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SMART HCB Program for KSA
48 Saudi Engineers were Dispatched
to KAERI
Program: 2.5 Years
CRT-Basic
3 Months Nuclear Engineering
Fundamentals
CRT-Technical
3 Months SMART Design Fundamentals
On the Job Training
6~12 Months On-the-job Training
On the Job Participation
6~17 Months on the SMART PPE
Design Participation
18 Engineers Trained in KINS
(Korean Regulatory Organization)
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FOAK Plant for SMART
SMART Construction Site
Yanbu: Onshore near Medina
Parallel (Two Tracks) Licensing Strategy
Standard Design Approval in Korea
KAERI-K.A.CARE-KHNP co-applied(2019)
Construction Permit in Saudi Arabia
SDA: SSAR and Licensing Documents CP: PSAR and Licensing Documents
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KAERI-K.A.CARE Joint R&D Center
Roles and Functions
6 Joint R&D Projects including ‘Advanced SMART
Development’ are on-going
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Infrastructures for NPP
The Milestones Approach is holistic and considers
19 specific infrastructure issues (IAEA)
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Multilateral Collaboration Model
Based on SMART
Partnership between ROK
and KSA
Major Role for Core Service
Shared Core Service
Training and Education
Technical Support
Maintenance
Licensing Support
Financing
Country-wise Total Solution
Joint Feasibility Study
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Joint Feasibility Study for SMART
Jordan (2018)
KAERI-K.A.CARE-JAEC (Jordan Atomic Energy Commission)
Mazdal Site
Philippines(2019)
KHNP/KAERI-K.A.CARE- MOE(Ministry of Energy)
Cagayan Site
Information Exchange
Czech, Indonesia, Egypt, South Africa, etc.
Ready to cooperate with Embarking Countries
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Summary
SMART Development
SMART is an Advanced Integral SMR for Duel Purposes
Technologies Implemented in SMART had been Proven through
Comprehensive Technology Validation Program
Meet All Licensing and Regulatory Frameworks
SMART Partnership Cooperation with KSA
Partnership Cooperation based on IP Ownership Share
SMART@KSA will be the FOAK Plant of SMART
Cooperation with Embarking Countries
Multi-lateral Collaboration Model for Embarking Countries
Country-wise Total Solution