PROGRESS IN THE PREPARATION OF A

DECOMMISSIONING PLAN

WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH REACTOR

DECOMMISSIONING ACTVITIES: COST ESTIMATES
30 MARCH – 03 APRIL 2009, MANILA, PHILIPPINES

KHAIRONIE MOHAMED TAKIP

MALAYSIA NUKLEAR AGENCY (NUKLEAR MALAYSIA)
BANGI, 43000 KAJANG, SELANGOR
www.nuclearmalaysia.gov.my

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CONTENT

Introduction

Reactor TRIGA PUSPATI (RTP)

Current Activities

Conclusion

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INTRODUCTION

research reactor TRIGA Mark II Puspati
(RTP) operation since 1982

no foreseeable intention to shutdown the
facility in the immediate future

Safety Analysis Report; Chapter 19

aspects to facilitate the decommissioning
process have been considered from
beginning

considerations,

during design and construction

during operation

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REAKTOR TRIGA PUSPATI

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 NUCLEAR MALAYSIA:
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
DIRECTOR
GENERAL

Dep. Director General Senior Director

Dep. Director General Senior Director
Research & Technology Commercialization &
Technical Services Program Management Program
Development Program Tech.Planning Program

Director Director
Director Director
Commercialization Management Services
Medical Technology Division Engineering Division
Technology Division Division

Director Manager
Director Director
Technical Support Division Secondary Standard
Industry Technology Division Human Resources Division
Dosimetry Laboratory
Manager
MINTec-Sinagama
Director Director Director
Radiation Processing Radiation Safety & Health Corp. Comm. &Information
Technology Division Division Manager Management Division
Raymintex

Director Director
Director Manager
Agrotechnology & Planning & International
Nuclear Power Division Alurtron
Biosciences Division Relation Division

Manager
Director Training Centre
Waste & Environmental
Technology Division

Manager
Research management

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Centre
CURRENT ACTIVITIES

propose upgrading RTP power from

1MW to 2MW or 3 MW

preparing detail techno economic
study for upgrading RTP

designing fuel transfer cask as well
as spent fuel storage tank - under
preliminary process

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CONCLUSION

working towards developing a

decommissioning plan

to follow progress in the field of

decommissioning technology
available in the world

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 NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

2nd NPP
1st NPP
Generation
IV
NEW MPR/HTTR

RTP
Generation
Upgrade
III Plus

MPR/HTTR

RTP

05 10 Short Term 15 20 25 30 35
Medium Term
AGENSI NUKLEAR MALAYSIA Long
LongTerm
Term 9
Preliminary Techno Economic Study of
Upgrading RTP

For upgrading to 2-MW and above power level, it is
envisaged that both the core top and bottom grid plates
need to be replaced. For the 3-MW power level, almost
the entire core structure need to be dismantled and
replaced with a new core structure To facilitate these
engineering modifications, the following is a listing of the
items that comprise the scope of work for the upgrade to
3 MW:-

Spent Fuel Storage Tank
 Most of the nuclear materials, especially the irradiated
fuel elements in the reactor tank must be removed
from the reactor to reduce the radiation exposure
during installation of various components in the core.
In total, there are more than 100 irradiated fuel
elements.
 The tank must be designed such that the k-effective of
the storage rack is within the acceptable limits as
speculated in the license.

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Fuel Transfer Cask
 A fuel transfer cask need to be made available for
transferring each and every irradiated fuel element
from the reactor tank to the Spent Fuel Storage
Tank above
 Source term calculations must be performed to
determine the maximum level of gamma radiation
and neutrons from the highest burnup fuel element.

Crane
 The crane system need to be extended so that the
fuel transfer cask can be used to transfer irradiated
fuel elements from the reactor tank to the spent Fuel
Storage tank and vice versa.

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