Operating experience of Russian nuclear fuel at Slovak NPPs and prospects of implementation of new types of fuel

International forum ATOMEXPO 2011

Jaroslav Holubec
Moscow, 6 - 8 June 2011

Short history of Slovak NPPs

NPP Bohunice, Units 3 and 4

Unit
Unit 3 Unit 4

Start-up
1984 1985

Power up-rating
104% Nnom. (2008), 105% Nnom. (2009), 107% Nnom. (2010)
105% Nnom. (2009), 107% Nnom. (2010)

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Operating experience of Russian nuclear fuel at Slovak NPPs and prospects of implementation of new types of fuel

Short history of Slovak NPPs

NPP Mochovce, Units 1 and 2

Unit
Unit 1 Unit 2

Start-up
1998 2000

Power up-rating
107% Nnom. (2008) 107% Nnom. (2008)

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Operating experience of Russian nuclear fuel at Slovak NPPs and prospects of implementation of new types of fuel

Nuclear Fuel at Slovak NPPs

Fresh Nuclear Fuel Reloads
Unit start-up
EBO 3 EBO 4 EMO 1 EMO 2 EMO 3 1984 1985 1998 2000 2012

Unprofiled
3,6%/RB size

Profiled
3,82%/RB size

Gd II
4,25%/RB size

Gd II
4,87%/RB size

114/121 114/121 114/121 114/121 Initial core Initial core 3-4 38,0 280

2002/72-78 2002/72-78 1999/78-84 2001/78-84 5 45,0 280-300

2006/66-78 2006/66-78 2006/66-78 2006/66-78 5-6 48-52,6 306-318

2012/66 2012/66 2011/66 2011/66 2014/60 2014/60 6-7 57-66 330

EMO 4 2013 Service life

[years]

Warranted Burn-up
[MWd/kgU]

Fuel cycle length

[eff.days]
RB size = Reload Batch size

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Nuclear Fuel at Slovak NPPs

Average Burn-up
50 45 40 35
MWD/kgU

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
5

2009

NPP Bohunice, Units 3 and 4

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NPP Mochovce, Units 1 and 2

Operating experience of Russian nuclear fuel at Slovak NPPs and prospects of implementation of new types of fuel

2010

Nuclear Fuel at Slovak NPPs

Uranium Consumption
4,0 3,5 3,0
kgU/eff.day

2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,0

1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

NPP Bohunice, Units 3 and 4

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NPP Mochovce, Units 1 and 2

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Operating experience of Russian nuclear fuel at Slovak NPPs and prospects of implementation of new types of fuel

Nuclear Fuel at Slovak NPPs

Fuel Leakage Rate

0,096%

99,904%

6270
Produced Spent Nuclear Fuel [6270 pcs.] Leaking Fuel [6 pcs.]

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Nuclear Fuel at Slovak NPPs

Conclusions

Nuclear fuel is reliable in operation

Fuel supplies are stable and in time

Technical support is reasonable and adequate

Development of new fuel designs is challenging but promising

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Operating experience of Russian nuclear fuel at Slovak NPPs and prospects of implementation of new types of fuel

Nuclear Fuel at Slovak NPPs

Thank you for your attention!

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Operating experience of Russian nuclear fuel at Slovak NPPs and prospects of implementation of new types of fuel