European P&T Strategy
Belgian Contribution to ADS Transmutation
MYRRHA Project Status

P. D’hondt, Hamid Aït Abderrahim
SCK•CEN, Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium
haitabde@sckcen.be or myrrha@sckcen.beCopyright © 2011
SCK•CEN

Global 2011, Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, December 11-16, 20111

Facing the Energy ChallengeElectricity generation worldwide(OECD, 2007)

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Global issues for nuclear energy

Burning legacyof the past

Reducing cost ofultimate waste
Common needs

Better use ofresources

Enhance Safety

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European Strategy for P&T¾ The implementation of P&T of a large part of the high-level
nuclear wastes in Europe needs the demonstration of its
feasibility at an “engineering” level. The respective R&D
activities could be arranged in four “building blocks”:
1. Demonstration of the capability to process a sizable amount of spent fuelfrom commercial LWRs in order to separate plutonium (Pu), uranium (U)and minor actinides (MA),
2. Demonstration of the capability to fabricate at a semi-industrial level thededicated fuel needed to load in a dedicated transmuter,
3. Design and construction of one or more dedicated transmuters,
4. Provision of a specific installation for processing of the dedicated fuelunloaded from the transmuter, which can be of a different type than theone used to process the original spent fuel unloaded from thecommercial power plants, together with the fabrication of new dedicatedfuel.
4Why ADS Transmutation¾ In the frame of the Waste Management research
programme of the EC since FP5 till FP7, various
projects (ADOPT, PATEROS, IP-EUROTRANS,ARCAS) have studied various options of the fuel cycleand showed the need to consider the progress of ADS
R&D and demonstration to allow future decisions
considering:¾ Efficient burning of the LWR MA stockpile legacy¾ Considering the double-strata closed fuel cycle¾ Minimise the MA quantities in the electricity production park(even in the future FR park)¾ Allow regional approach for accommodating various nationalpolicies related to nuclear energy5ADS: Efficient Transmutation of MAz The ADS is most efficient at Minor Actinide Transmutation

Figures:
M. Capiello& G. Imel (ANL)(ICRS-10/RPS2004)

Pu Production Rate (grams / GWh)

MA Production Rate (grams / GWh)
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MYRRHA: an attractive research infrastructure
MYRRHA
innovativeand unique

Shaping
the future ofFission
EnergyMaintaining
NuclearExpertise
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MYRRHA: the Belgian contribution to the
P&T European strategy
Reactor

Accelerator• Subcritical and critical mode• 65 to 100 MWth(600 MeV - 4 mA proton)

Spallation Source

Multipurpose
Flexible
Irradiation
Facility

FastNeutron
SourceLead-Bismuth
coolant
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MYRRHA: a Multipurpose Irradiation Facility

1962
BR22023
MYRRHA

Material
Testing Reactor(fission)

Fuel testingfor LWR &GEN II/GEN III

Fast Neutron
MaterialTesting Reactor(fission + fusion)

ADS-Demo+P&T Testing(Partitioning &Transmutation)

Irradiation
Services:- Medical RI- Silicium Doping- Others

Irradiation
Services:- Medical RI- Silicium Doping- Others

Fuel testing for
LFT GEN IV
LFR European Technology Pilot Plant (ETPP)© SCK•CEN

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Europe and future nuclear energy
ESFRI
European
Strategic
Forum forResearch
Infrastructure

Knowledge
EconomyEnergyIndependence

SET Plan
European
Strategic
EnergyPlan10MYRRHA part of ESNIIEuropean Sustainable Nuclear Industrial Initiative
2008

SFR20122020

Referencetechnology

LFR

Alternative technologyASTRID
Prototype(SFR)

MYRRHA
ETPP European
demonstration reactor
(LFR)

GFR

Supporting infrastructures, research facilities
MYRRHA
Fast spectrum
irradiation facility

ALLEGRO
Experimental reactor(GFR)

11MYRRHA actual status

40 % financing commitment

high priority
project
on ESFRI
roadmap
major RI for GEN IV

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Belgian commitment: 40% secured
International consortium: under construction
2nd phase (11 y)others 576 M€

Consortium

Belgium 60 M€(12 M€/y x 5 y)Belgium 324 M€(36 M€/y x 9 y)

13The project schedule
2010-20142015
Front End
Tendering &EngineeringProcurement
Design2016-2018
Construction ofcomponents &civil engineering

2019
On siteassembly

2020-2022
2023
2024FullCommissioning Progressive
start-up
exploitation

Minimisetechnologicalrisks

Securethe licensing

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Secure asoundmanagement
andinvestment
structure

PDP

PSAR

EIAR

preliminary
dismantlingplan

preliminary
safetyassesment

environmental
impactassesment

CentralProject
Team

Owner
Consortium
Group

FEED
(Front End
Engineering
Design)Owner
EngineeringTeam2010-2014© SCK•CEN
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MYRRHA international collaboration network

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Conclusion
Joining the MYRRHA projectz Belgium through MYRRHA project contributes to “Building Block 3”of the European P&T strategy
z Belgium is welcoming international participation in the MYRRHAconsortiumz Membership eligibility for the international MYRRHA consortium isbased on a balanced in-cash/in-kind contribution
z Until end 2014, our objectives are:z to collect Letters of Intent for participation in the MYRRHA InternationalConsortium (deadline mid-2012)z to sign Memoranda of Understanding for collaboration in MYRRHA withinternational partners (deadline end 2013)z To finalise the Consortium legal framework (deadline mid 2014)
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MYRRHA: EXPERIMENTAL ACCELERATOR DRIVEN SYSTEMA pan-European, innovative and unique facility
 Time horizon: full operation ~ 2023
 Costs: ~ EUR 960 million

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