SOME ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR POWERINFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT

Technical Meeting / Workshop on Evaluation Methodologyfor Nuclear Power Infrastructure Development

Vienna, 10-12 December 2008

L. YankoJSC Atomstroyexport, Russia

NUCLEAR POWER TODAY

Currently 31 countries are operating NPPs

Some developed countries are revisiting the nuclear option

Above 50 countries have informed the IAEA that they are considering introducing nuclear power

Globalization of the world economy, economic and political interests of industrial developed states promote processes of export of nuclear technologies, This opens new prospects for countries that do not posses nuclear generation but take plans for development

Considering NP option in meeting the growing demand:- Fossil price instability- Energy supply security- Environment pollution

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IAEA ACTIVITY in PUBLISHINGAn overall and detaled description of the infrastructure issues that need to be considered to introduce nuclear power plants

NG-G-3.1 Considerations to Launch a Nuclear Power Programme (GOV/INF/2007/2)

Experience has shown that early attention to all the infrastructure issues can facilitate settlement of future issues and may significantly affect the successful introduction of nuclear power

NG-T-3.2 Evaluation of the status of national nuclear infrastructure development

TECDOC-1513 Evaluation of the status of national nuclear infrastructure development

TECDOC-1522Potential for Sharing Nuclear Power Infrastructure between

Countries

TECDOC-1555Managing the First Nuclear

Power Plant Project

TECDOC-1501Human resource issues related to an expanding

nuclear power programmeGS-R-1 Legal and governmental infrastructure for nuclear, radiation, radioactive waste and transport safety: requirements

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EXPERIENCE IN MANAGINGof early stages

of NPP construction project

specific projects – common difficulties

estimation of scale and complexity of tasks

estimation of timescales

significance of infrastructure role

infrastructure cost is not the cost of contract for NPP construction

development of all needed elements

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EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE APPLICATIONOF HUMAN RESOURCES

EXPERIENCEIN HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

– very long time required

– quite expensive

– might be considered as correlations with particular technologies

staffing/organization

work force planningrecruitment/

retention

Critical influencing factors that have an impact on training and education:

The nuclear energy sector is characterised by long time horizons, technical complexities and need for knowledgeable and technically competent staff required for safe operations

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education/training

TRANING FOR BUSHEHR NPP

JSC ASE meets its engagements on Iranian operational personnel training within the framework of contract on completion of Bushehr-1 NPP.

The contract provides training of the Iranian personnel for independent operation of the 1st unit of Bushehr NPP after its start-up.

JSC Atomtechenergo and JSC Atomtechexport are involved in the training process as main contractors.

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The Iranian personnel enrolled for training has successfully mastered Russian language.

Theoretical training has been conducted to the extent of more than 90 % from planned volume. Theoretical lessons and practical training were carried out at Novovoronezh NPP training center and Balakovskaya NPP, Russia.

Volume of training conductedVolume of training conducted

TRAINING FOR BUSHEHR NPP

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Iranian personnel at Bushehr NPP siteIranian personnel at Bushehr NPP site

Iranian personnel work along the Russian specialists at Bushehr NPP

Some Iranian specialists already work independently in structure of the Russian shifts

TRAINING FOR BUSHEHR NPP

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Training process coordinationTraining process coordination

Joint Russian-Iranian Committee has been established to assure proper and timely settlement of issues relevant to the training process. The Committee meets every quarter or when needed

Issues relevant to the training process are also reviewed at working meetings held in Russia and Iran. Training programmes and schedules, which include planned stages of training, are usually developed

TRAINING FOR BUSHEHR NPP

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Relevant Infrastructure Issues

EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE

Scheme for infrastructure establishment

A Build-Own-Operate contract provides the vendor an option to assist in development of infrastructure

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Tender for construction of the first NPP Tender for construction of the first NPP in Turkeyin Turkey

Main requierements:

• Unit capacity not less than 600 Mwt• NPP capacity from 3 to 5 GWt• Operational lifetime not less than 40 years

Tender proposals – submitted to Turkish state company TETAS till 24 September 2008, technological part – reviewed by the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority /ТАЕК/

Vendor – to provide investments, construction and operation of NPP, Turkish state – licensing and guarantee for purchasing of generated electricity till 2030

The only proposal containing specific proposal as required by tender

was submitted by the consortium:

“Atomstroyexport”, “Inter RAO ES” and turkish company «Park Teknik Group»

Priority of private financing on NPP project including elements of infrastructure

No state guaranties for investments

Tender for construction of the first NPP Tender for construction of the first NPP in Turkeyin Turkey

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POTENTIAL FOR SHARING NUCLEAR POWER INFRASTRUCTURE BETWEEN COUNTRIES

International Uranium Enrichment Centre (IUEC) in Angarsk

International Uranium Enrichment Centre (IUEC) in Angarsk

IUEC has three prime objectives: • Promote a wider use of nuclear energy worldwide including emerging nuclear energy countries• Reduce the risk of nuclear proliferation • Provide additional assurances of nuclear fuel supply to the IUEC member states.

a logic development of the IAEA multilateral nuclear approaches (MNAs), and correlates well with activity in nuclear infrastructure development

The burden of infrastructure can be reduced significantly if a country forms a sharing partnership with other countries. The sharing can be at regional or at multinational level

Note: Russian enrichment technology know-how shall not be transferred to other IUEC shareholders

IUEC shareholders benefits: • significantly reducing infrastructure cost• enhancing security of fuel supply• proliferation resistance

LOCALIZATION GROWTH WITH NPP EXTENTION:

increase of national participation step by step for subsequent units

PERSONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

SUBSTANTIAL USING OF LOCAL LABOR FORCES:

participation of domestic companies in civil work as much as possible

LICENSING SUPPORT

COLLABORATION IN NPP MODERNIZATION

COLLABORATION IN PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IMPROVING :

exhibitions, seminars, workshops etc.

OPTIONS OF THE OPTIONS OF THE SUPPLIER SUPPLIER AND USER INTERACTIONAND USER INTERACTION

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LANGUAGE-TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION TRANSLATION, LANGUAGE-TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION TRANSLATION, ESPECIALLY INSTRUCTIONSESPECIALLY INSTRUCTIONS

Russian – English – ChineseRussian – English – Chinese

PERSONAL TRAINING: PERSONAL TRAINING:

VVER general education in Russia (operated NPP, simulator)VVER general education in Russia (operated NPP, simulator)

Specific simulator on the siteSpecific simulator on the site

DIFFERENCES IN NATIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS DIFFERENCES IN NATIONAL REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN USER AND SUPPLIER COUNTRIES:IN USER AND SUPPLIER COUNTRIES:

Vendor supports User’s collaboration with Regulatory Vendor supports User’s collaboration with Regulatory AuthorityAuthority

Member States apply IAEA recommendations Member States apply IAEA recommendations

FEATURES OF THE FEATURES OF THE SUPPLIER SUPPLIER AND USER INTERACTIONAND USER INTERACTION

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Suggestion:Suggestion:

Harmonization of Harmonization of national regulatory national regulatory requirements in User and Supplier Countriesrequirements in User and Supplier Countries

IAEA – key roleIAEA – key role

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BENEFITBENEFIT

of a brief practical MANUAL for self-assesment of existing elements of national infrastructure and potential for establishment of new ones

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IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. NG-T-3.2

Evaluation of the Status of National Nuclear Infrastructure Development

Russia, 115184, Moscow, Malaya Ordynka, 35, bld. 3Tel. +7 (495) 737-9037

E-mail: post@atomstroyexport.ru

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