Transport of Used Nuclear Fuel : A Continuous Challenge

Nathalie ALLIMANN Areva Logistics Business Unit

ATOMECO - 1st of November 2011

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Transport of used fuel is a continuous challenge

Transport cask fleet Cask evolution Fleet management Transport organization Emergency response Global acceptance Zoom on VVER management expertise Partnership Conclusion
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Transport of used fuel

While recycling used fuel, AREVA has built large expertise for used fuel transport :
More than 60 000 used fuel assemblies already transported since 30

years
In France, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Japan For EDF: around 200 transport casks shipped per year (~ 1200 tHM)

AREVA has a dedicated organization for all nuclear transports : The Logistics Business Unit (including TN International Company)

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Cask evolution
The TN12 family cask has been used since 1977 to transport used fuel.
they are able to transport a wide range of fuel characteristics, BWR
or PWR type.
With casks of various weight and capacity (TN12, TN 13, TN 17, TN

24, TN 52, TN97 )

First licensed under IAEA 1973 regulation, TN12 has been granted the IAEA 1985 package approval

TN 12 casks family : an upgradeable concept

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TN 12 casks family an upgradeable concept

Cask evolution
MARK II
TN12/2 TN13/2 TN17/2

TN 1
TNG3

TN 12/1

New generation cask

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TN 112
(IAEA 2005 license)

Cask evolution
After long years of good services, the TN12 family concept will be replaced to anticipate :
the evolution in regulation the evolution of fuel characteristics : higher burn up

and higher enrichment

AREVA is currently developing a NEW GENERATION of transport casks TN G3 family, first cask in 2016, including EPRTM technology Safety, Sustainable development, innovation and cost effectiveness are the drivers of the new generation cask design, so that it can fulfil the need of the nuclear industry during decades - like TN12 family did

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Fleet Management
The Fleet management is a key point to guarantee the availability of the cask and the cost effectiveness

AREVA current fleet in use :

2,200 cask in operation

from up to 130t, with more than 50 heavy casks 80 trucks including 9 dedicated to heavy casks 46 railcars dedicated to heavy casks

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Fleet Management
Necessary means for effective fleet management :
Dedicated workshop for

cask maintenance
Optimized preventive

maintenance program
Software to follow each

movement and control Know-how of the cask behaviour Training of the loading teams
Maintenance workshop at La Hague Facility

Effective fleet management takes part of the safety for transportation

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Transport organization
Because the transports are on public field, this is very sensitive to the person and environment It has always been a priority concern to the AREVA Group Dedicated Transport organization integrates the following aspects:
Preventing the risk and tight control of the logistic

supply chain

Emergency response Global acceptance

Improved Security
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Improved Image

Improved Performance

Emergency response
Crisis Room in Logistics BU Head Quarter, fully equipped with :
Emergency process
Phone connexions Communication plans Data base Tracking system of our

transports

A 60-person team Technical and field experts 24/7 follow-up of transports 24/7 crisis centre available
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Public Acceptance
When transport is concerned, the stakeholders are from various type all along the routes. To prepare its communication, AREVA - maps its stakeholders - establishes and implements communication plans - messages must be tailored to the audiences.

Visit at Valognes railway terminal : transparency and dialogue with stakeholders

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ZOOM on VVER 440 spent fuel management expertise for storage and transportation

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Dry storage NUHOMS System in the Republic of Armenia, a global life service
Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) Dry Storage Facility for the VVER 440 spent fuel in Medsamor Storage facility is based on the NUHOMS system, the leading storage system in the USA with a project started in 1997 NUHOMS 56V for the storage of 56 spent fuel type VVER 440
First Storage license granted in 2000 by Armenian Competent Authority (ANRA)

- for a facility with 11 NUHOMS modules

New Storage license granted in September 2007

- for a facility with 43 NUHOMS modules

3 canisters delivered per year by AREVA TN INTERNATIONAL until 2017 (end of life of reactor)
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An organization closed to local competencies

ANPP
Areva - TN International

ANRA

Armenian Civil Work Company

(under responsibility of ANPP)

Safety Analysis Report Engineering Studies Manufacturing of equipment: Services: training, spare
parts and mock-up
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Erection of Civil Work

(concrete Modules )

Assembling of the mechanical

internal parts of the modules

canisters + mechanical internal parts of the modules (supports, doors, screens)

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NUHOMS System in Armenia

Canister for VVER 440 Safe horizontal Transfer cask

NUHOMS module at Medsamor

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Transport solution for VVER

Dual purpose casks (TN24) already designed
Design of TN24 TC cask for VVER 1000 Design of a specific TN24 cask for VVER 440

TN24TC VVER 1000

The current transport fleet could be easily used for VVER spent fuel, with an extension of the license with a new content.
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Partnership
AREVA Logistics Business Unit is currently working by different ways on partnership with Russian companies. We know that today ROSATOM is undertaking activities in the field of development and production of new transport and storage casks and we are studying possibilities for cooperation in this field. This could concern
Development of transport fleet cask (design, licensing AIEA 2005 or NRC) Transport fleet available right now for spent fuel, easily adaptable to VVER or

RBMK spent fuel

Transport fleet available for vitrified waste (transport and storage) Many transport solutions for even special nuclear material (liquid, sludge,

wastes, damaged fuel)

Dry storage solution Exchange of best practices in transport supervision, risk management
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Benchmark in fleet management

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Conclusion
The transport : a continuous challenge
Regulation Changes, Fuel characteristics evolution, Continuous Improvement for Safety and Security Sustainable Development, Public Acceptance

AREVA Logistics Business Unit is ready to offer proven solutions for customers needs and a unique expertise in the management of a nuclear transport fleet, risk prevention, crisis management, global acceptance
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