Nuward: Eric HANUS, LW-SMR Project Manager

NUWARDTM
Eric HANUS, LW-SMR project manager
Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives - www.cea.fr

OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION
1. SMR: a new paradigm
2. NUWARD™ product,
technologies & innovations
3. NUWARD™ development route
4. Conclusion
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1. SMR: WHAT IS AT STAKE ?
 In the context of the Paris Agreement and while several countries are setting ambitious goals in
terms of decarbonisation of their economies to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050,
nuclear energy and more specifically small modular reactors (SMRs) represent a significant
potential worldwide.
 SMRs address
 the need of many countries to develop or have access to nuclear power to support their
transition towards a low-carbon energy mix,
 the need for reliable and dispatchable electricity generation to complement renewable
energies,
 the need to power remote and energy-intensive industrial areas,
 the possibility to build nuclear plants closer to the consumers thanks to their reduced power,
 the opportunity for emerging countries to have access to nuclear power with lower
investments than for large reactors,
 risk reduction in construction and quality issues thanks to the series effect and simplification.
 A variety of SMR technologies are being developed raising the interest of several countries and
governments. Notwithstanding the growing numbers of SMR models under development, the
commercial maturity of those technologies still need to be corroborated by industrial and
economic feasibility.
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1. SMR: SEVERAL MARKET ORIENTATIONS
Several market orientations for heat or electricity generation,

ranging from 5 to 400 MWe
5 to 15 MWe for the needs of isolated communities or

military areas
15 to 200 MWe for heat / electricity generation needs of

energy-intensive industrial sites, such as mines or oil /gas
extraction
~ 200 to 400MWe for electricity generation

 Replacement of fossil / coal plants
 Electrification of medium-size cities and isolated industrial sites
 Adapted for small networks with limited capacity for large
power
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1. SMR: CHALLENGES & SUCCESS FACTORS
In order to counter the scale effect, it is necessary to operate three levers:
 Simple and safe conception

Simplified architecture reduces initiating events
Lower residual heat facilitates the use of passive
safety systems
 Modular conception & manufacturing

Modules are manufactured and tested in
factories
Modules are transported in containers
Reduction of onsite construction time
 Standardization & series effect

Standardization, normalization
Serial production of components
Major construction program
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2. NUWARD™ product,
technologies & innovations
4. Conclusion
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2. NUWARD : MAIN FEATURES & BENEFITS
TM
 A 340 MWe power plant including 2 reactors in a single

nuclear building, based on a wide experience of PWR
reactors,
 An innovative design with:

• the most compact reactor in the world
• simplification by modularization and system integration
 Integrating the highest standards of safety :

• Generation III+ reactors meeting post Fukushima
requirements
• robust to accident scenarios with passive safety systems
 Low carbon energy, flexible and continuous
generation, complementary with renewable intermittent
sources and large nuclear power plants to :
• replace 300-400MWe coal-fired power plants
• power remote municipalities and intensive industrial sites,
• supply networks that cannot be connected to high or
medium sized reactors
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2. NUWARD : DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT
TM
 A 340 MWe power plant including 2 integrated reactors (2x170 MWe) in a

single nuclear building
 A combination of proven and innovative technologies
A compact reactor…
… integrated in a metallic
containment
immerged in a water basin
Shared pool
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2. NUWARD : TECHNOLOGIES & INNOVATIONS
TM
NUWARD™ design: technological novelties under development

providing significant improvements
INNOVATION IMPACT
Primary cooling system
Integrated architecture inside RPV
Reduced LOCA
Plate Steam Generators
Compactness
(CSG)
Immerged Control Elimination of rod ejection
Mechanisms (CRDM) risk
Passive Core Cooling
Passive residual heat removal
(RRP with S-CSG)
No clear water plug
Boron Free Core
Simplified effluent treatment
Tightness + immersion in
Metallic containment
water wall
Protection against external
Semi Buried NI Building
hazards
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2. NUWARD : STANDARDIZATION & MODULARITY
TM
NUWARD™ integrated standardization and modularity at the early pre-

conceptual design phase
Principles
containment & vessel 8 modules in containment modules for NI, CI & BoP
on-site assembly factory-tested factory-tested
non standard transport category-2 transport 20’ skids standard transport
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2. NUWARD™ technologies &

innovations
4. Conclusion
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3. NUWARDTM: ROADMAP OF DEVELOPMENT
 50M€ budget has been allocated to NUWARD™ last September 2020

as part of the French Recovery Plan,
 French President Macron reiterated during his speech at Le
Creusot factory last 8 December 2020, the importance of nuclear
energy to achieve carbon neutrality and his willingness to
position France as a key player of the SMR market segment
 NUWARD™ will be available to meet market needs in the next
decade (2030s)
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3. NUWARDTM: KEY PARTNERS & INTERNATIONAL
COOPERATION
NUWARD™ was presented to the market at the
IAEA General Conference in Sept. 2019
by EDF and its strategic partners CEA, Naval
Group and TechnicAtome
 Through international cooperation EDF’s objective is to

 access the largest possible market
 accelerate the commercialization of the product
 benefit from licensing experience in other countries.
 A cooperation between an international nuclear champion

such as Westinghouse (WEC) and the flagship of the
French nuclear industry has the potential to create the Framework agreement
conditions for a world-class team, able to develop, signature in Sept. 2019
license, deploy and support operation of the SMR on the between Westinghouse, EDF
wide international market.
& CEA to explore potential
cooperation on SMR
development
SMR: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FUTURE
 SMR market should develop by 2035-2040 to address new needs

and broaden the decarbonized energy offer
 Many countries are actively considering SMR deployment and
technology providing countries are already proposing their
products
 NUWARD™ is being developed to be present on time on the
market with a high expectation product, high safety level,
simple and easy to build and thus economically competitive
 With NUWARD™, France is developing a LW-SMR benefiting from
its important know-how
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NUWARDTM

Eric HANUS, LW-SMR project manager

Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives - www.cea.fr

1. SMR: a new paradigm

3. NUWARD™ development route

Several market orientations for heat or electricity generation,

5 to 15 MWe for the needs of isolated communities or

15 to 200 MWe for heat / electricity generation needs of

~ 200 to 400MWe for electricity generation

In order to counter the scale effect, it is necessary to operate three levers:

 Simple and safe conception

 Modular conception & manufacturing

 Standardization & series effect

1. SMR: a new paradigm

3. NUWARD™ development route

 A 340 MWe power plant including 2 reactors in a single

 An innovative design with:

 Integrating the highest standards of safety :

 A 340 MWe power plant including 2 integrated reactors (2x170 MWe) in a

 A combination of proven and innovative technologies

NUWARD™ design: technological novelties under development

NUWARD™ integrated standardization and modularity at the early pre-

1. SMR: a new paradigm

2. NUWARD™ technologies &

3. NUWARD™ development route

 50M€ budget has been allocated to NUWARD™ last September 2020

 Through international cooperation EDF’s objective is to

 A cooperation between an international nuclear champion

 SMR market should develop by 2035-2040 to address new needs

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