Preparation of the Bandung

TRIGA RR for Normal

Operation Condition
National Project Concept – preliminary proposal
Project duration planned: January 2016 – December 2017

Center of Applied Nuclear Science and Technology

BATAN
A Brief Background

- Follow up from the expert missions recommendation under

national TC project INS1023 “to assist BATAN for the decision on
future operation of TRIGA Bandung research reactor”.
- The latest mission in 24-28 February 2014, resulted some
recommendations that has to be done by the BATAN in order to
fulfill all the requirement in reactor operation.
- Based on the recommendations given, the follow up project
must be proposed to fulfill all the requirements.
Problem Analysis
HISTORY :
 1965, start 250 kW
 1971, 250 kW to 1000 kW (1 MW)
 1996, 1000 kW to 2000 kW (2 MW)
 2000, start 2 MW

Latest Conditions :
- Around 2006 the license is limited to 1250 kW as a result
of excessive bubbles in reactor core
- Furthermore reactor operation is limited to a max power
1000 kW due to fuel integrity inspection result.
- September 2011, the operating license is suspended by
the BAPETEN due to FFCRs excessive burnup nearly 50%,
and the retrofitting program for the building has not
been done
- January 2014 operating license was resumed with limited
scope, i.e. CRs calibration, rod drop time measurements,
etc.
Problem Analysis cont.
Recent progress :
- Reinstallation of on-line sipping test system and
fabrication of 4 non-FFCRs are in progress.
- The retrofitting program are being held this month. And
planned to be accomplished at the end of this year
- Installment of additional safety and security
measurements is already done in June 2014
Near future plans:
- installation and cold tests of new 4 non-FFCRs
- Feasibility study of TRIGA fuel conversion to plate type
fuel in 2015-2019
- Registering for repatriation all TRIGA spent fuels to the
US at 2016

Management should decide the status of the Bandung TRIGA 2000 RR :

“Preparation for the future operation and utilization of the Bandung TRIGA 2000 has to
be planned”
Stakeholders & partnerships
1. BATAN, as owner and the operator of the RR has the responsibility to ensure safe
operation of the facility
2. Ministry of Environment would ensure that the operation option shall take in to
account the broader environmental impacts.
3. Ministry of Finance, operation option and program may require significant financial
resources, this institution shall be assessed based on techno-economic evaluations.
4. BAPETEN as regulatory body is responsible for exercising regulatory oversight and
control over the operation program of the facility. Ensure any prospective operation
options shall be considered with full observance of the regulatory standards and
requirements.
5. General public has profound interest that the facility operation will be handled in a
safe and secure manner.
Overall objective
To develop a comprehensive strategy and
program for the future operation and utilization
of the Bandung TRIGA research reactor, assist
the operator to study the feasibility of TRIGA-
fuel to plate type conversion and develop a
safety and security evaluation of the Bandung
TRIGA research reactor.
Analysis of objective
- The two-year project will be carried National Project

out several activities such as meetings,

fellowships, scientific visit and expert
mission to obtain skilled technical Expert Mission Training Course/Works Scientific Visits

personnel capable of performing a

variety of analysis and program
planning
The ability of staff
- During the meetings, the progress increased

achieved by the preceding annual

period and working plans for the next
period will be reviewed and, where Operation and
Utilization Assessments
Feasibility Study of Fuel
Element Conversion
Safety and Security
Evaluation
necessary, revised, achievements will
be assessed and targets agreed
- Technical personnel who have been Future operation
trained will be able to perform the programs

analysis relating to operation and

utilization of the reactor, feasibility
study of fuel element conversion and
safety and security evaluation
Role of Nuclear tech.
- In the short term until the end of year 2016, the reactor will
be operated by using the existing fuel standard TRIGA and 4
non-FFCRs
- the feasibility study of TRIGA-fuel to plate-fuel conversion is
also the main activity in the period 2015 to 2019
- In 2019, the entire reactor spent fuel in the Bandung TRIGA
research reactor from the USA will be re-exported to the USA.

1. IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. NP-T-5.1 Specific

Considerations and Milestone for a Research Reactor Project
(2012)
2. IAEA Nuclear Energy Series, NP-T-5.3, The Applications of
Research Reactors (2014)
3. IAEA TECDOC Series, Strategic Planning for Research
Reactors, IAEA-TECDOC-1212 (2001)
4. IAEA TECDOC Series, Commercial Products and Services of
Research Reactors, IAEA-TECDOC 1715 (2013)
5. IAEA Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors
(2004).
6. IAEA Safety Requirements NS-R-4, Safety of Research
Reactors (2005).
Regulatory Infrastructure
1. BAPETEN Chairman Regulation (BCR) No. 1/2011 on the Design
of non-Power Reactor
2. BAPETEN Chairman Regulation (BCR) No. 2/2011 on the
Operation of non-Power Reactor
3. BAPETEN Chairman Regulation (BCR) No. 8/2008 on the Safety
Provision for Research Reactor Ageing Management
Project Budget
Provide an estimate of the total project costs and the funding expected from each
stakeholder:
Euro Comment
Government cost-sharing (to be sent to the
IAEA)
Counterpart institution(s)
Other partners Who?:
IAEA Technical Fellowships 21,600
Cooperation Fund
(TCF): Scientific 30,000
visits /
Training
courses /
Workshops
Experts 30,000
Equipment 70,000

TOTAL 151,600
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