Presentation to the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Gaithersburg, MD
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Presentation to the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee
Gaithersburg, MD
Dr. Gail H. Marcus, Principal Deputy DirectorOffice of Nuclear Energy, Science and
Technology
August 3, 2001
Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology - Programs and Directions
Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology - Programs and Directions
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Cost-shared with nuclear industry through EPRI
14 projects in FY 2000; 9 continuing, 7 new projects in FY 2001:
Managing the long-term effects of nuclear plant aging (material fatigue, stress corrosion)
Optimizing nuclear power plant generation capacity (e.g., digital I&C upgrades, advanced sensor technologies)
Nuclear Energy Plant Optimization (NEPO)Nuclear Energy Plant Optimization (NEPO)
Cooperative research with industry to develop and deploy advanced technologies that improve the long-term reliability and efficiency of existing nuclear power plants
Electric Power(Nuclear) 47.2%
Electric Power(Non-Nuclear)
28.5%Alternative
Energy 17.5%
Agriculture &Forestry 1.0%
Industry4.7%
OtherSectors 1.1%
1998 Voluntary Carbon Reductions
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Investigator-initiated
Peer reviewed
Collaborative
1-3 year projects
“Incubator”
Supports nuclear infrastructure
International NERI (I-NERI) starting in FY 2001
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI)Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI)
Advanced reactor designs & applications
Advanced nuclear fuel
Proliferation-resistant technologies
New nuclear waste management techniques
Fundamental research
NERI Project Statistics (1999 - 2001):
575 proposals received
69 projects awarded to date
Organizations involved:
- 10 National Laboratories
- 24 Universities
- 20 Industry and Other Organizations
- 24 Foreign R&D Organizations (10 countries)
ong-term research and development to address key issues affecting future use of nuclear energy and to preserve the nation's nuclear science and technology leadership.
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Program Participants (Past and Present)Industrial OrganizationsBechtel Corp.Duke Engineering & ServicesEgan AssociatesElectric Power Research InstituteFramatome TechnologiesGamma EngineeringGE Corporate ResearchGeneral AtomicsGlobal Nuclear FuelMcDermott TechnologiesNewport News Ship BuildingNorthern Engineering & ResearchPacific SierraPanlyon TechnologiesRockwell Science CenterSiemens Power CorporationSRI InternationalSwales AerospaceTennessee Valley AuthorityWestinghouse Electric
Government AgenciesNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
International CollaboratorsAtomic Energy of Canada (Canada)Ben Gurion University (Israel)British Nuclear Fuel (UK)Chosun University (Korea)Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (France)ENEA (Italy)Framatome (France)Hitachi Ltd. (Japan)Institute of Physics & Power Engineering (Russia)Japan Nuclear Cycle Institute (Japan)Japan Atomic Power Company (Japan)Kurchatov Institute (Russia)Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan)National Atomic Energy Commission and University of Cuyo (Argentina)OECD-Nuclear Energy Agency (Europe)Polytechnical Institute of Milan (Italy)Studsvik Scanpower Inc. (Sweden)Tokai University (Japan)Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan)Toshiba (Japan)Toyama University (Japan)University of Manchester (UK )University of Rome (Italy)VTT Manufacturing (Finland)
UniversitiesIowa StateMITNew Mexico State Univ.North Carolina StateNorthwestern Univ.Notre DameOhio State Univ.Ohio Univ.
Oregon StatePenn StatePurdueTexas A&MUniv. of AkronUniv. of CA-BerkeleyUniv. of CincinnatiUniv. of New Mexico
Univ. of FloridaUniv. of MichiganUniv. of KentuckyUniv. of TennesseeUniv. of VirginiaUniv. of California-LAUniv. of MarylandUniv. of Wisconsin
U.S. Department of Energy LaboratoriesAmes Idaho Los AlamosArgonne Lawrence Berkeley Oak RidgeBrookhaven Lawrence Livermore Pacific Northwest
Sandia
Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI)Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI)
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Bilateral, cost shared collaboration to conduct R&D
Bilateral peer reviewed selection of proposals from joint teams
General research areas:
Next -generation reactor designs (higher efficiency, lower cost, improved safety)
Advanced nuclear fuels and fuel cycle technology
Innovative technologies for plant design, fabrication, construction, operation and maintenance
Fundamental nuclear science
Established in FY 2001; agreements with Korea and France signed so far
ilateral and multilateral research collaboration to address key issues affecting the future of nuclear energy and its global deployment.
International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-NERI)International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-NERI)
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Identify, assess, and develop advanced nuclear energy technologies that can compete in all markets with the most cost-efficient energy alternatives.
The Evolution of Nuclear Power
Early PrototypeReactors
Generation I
- Shippingport
- Dresden, Fermi I
- Magnox
Commercial PowerReactors
Generation II
- LWR-PWR, BWR
- CANDU
- VVER/RBMK
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
Generation IV
- HighlyEconomical
- EnhancedSafety
- MinimizeWastes
- ProliferationResistant
AdvancedLWRs
Generation III
- ABWR, System 80+,AP600, EPR
Gen I Gen II Gen III Gen III+ Gen IV
Generation III+
Generation IIIEvolutionaryDesigns OfferingImprovedEconomics
Nuclear Energy Technology (NET)Nuclear Energy Technology (NET)
Generation IV Technology Roadmap will provide: Exhaustive review of concept plant
designs
Evaluation of state-of-the-art technologies
Selection of most promising concepts
Identification of R&D necessary to take innovative design from the laboratory to the marketplace
Near-term and long-term elements
International initiative involving over 100 experts from 9 countries
Goal is long-term R&D Plan
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Advanced Accelerator ApplicationsAdvanced Accelerator Applications
Conduct scientific and engineering research in the areas of transmutation and separations technology to enable significant reductions in both the quantity and radiotoxicity of spent nuclear fuel; provide a vehicle for tritium production as a back-up capability to support national security needs; and conduct advanced nuclear science, materials, and systems research.
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Advanced Radioisotope Power SystemsAdvanced Radioisotope Power Systems
Develop, demonstrate and deliver compact, safe nuclear power systems and technologies for use in remote, harsh environments such as space.
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Isotope SupportIsotope Support
Los Alamos - LANSCE:
Aluminum/Al-26 - Research: Alzheimers disease Acid rainCopper/Cu-67 - Antibody labeling for cancer therapy & imagingGermanium/Ge-68 - Calibration sources for PET equipment; Antibody labelingStrontium/Sr-82 - Cardiac imaging
Brookhaven - BLIP:
Strontium/Sr-82 - Cardiac imagingCopper/Cu-67 - Antibody labeling for cancer therapy & imaging
Oak Ridge - Stable Isotopes Inventory:
Calcium/Ca-42* - Research: -43 Nutrition -44 Bone growth -45 Nucleosynthesis -48 Nuclear physicsStrontium/Sr-88* - Reactor targets for Sr-89 (used in
bone cancer therapy & labeling of monoclonal antibodies)
Thallium/Tl-203* - Targets for Tl-201 production in accelerators (Ti-201 used in
cardiac imaging)
High Flux Isotope Reactor/Inventory:
Iridium/Ir-192 - Industrial nondestructive examinationTin/Sn-117m - Bone pain reliefStrontium/Sr-89 - Bone pain reliefTungsten/Tn-188 - Cancer therapyActinium/Ac-225 - Cancer therapy
Sandia - ACRR:
Research isotopesIodine/I-125 - Prostate cancer therapy
Serve the national need for a reliable supply of isotope products, services, and related technologies.
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Nuclear Engineering Education Research
Fuel
Matching Grants
Fellowships/Scholarships (Including Minority Awards)
Reactor Sharing
Reactor Upgrades
Radiochemistry
Nuclear Engineering Education Recruitment
University Reactor FuelAssistance and SupportUniversity Reactor FuelAssistance and Support
Maintain and support the U.S. nuclear engineering education infrastructure to meet the present and future technology needs of the United States -- direct support is provided to 49 educational institutions in 28 states.
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University Reactor Fuel Assistance and SupportUniversity Reactor Fuel Assistance and Support
Program ParticipantsClemson UniversityCornell UniversityGeorgia Institute of TechnologyHoward UniversityIdaho State UniversityJackson State UniversityKansas State UniversityLincoln UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLuna Vocational Technical InstituteMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMorgan State UniversityMorris CollegeNew Mexico State UniversityNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina A&T State UniversityNorth Carolina Central UniversityOhio State UniversityOregon State UniversityPennsylvania State UniversityPrairie View A&M UniversityPurdue UniversityReed CollegeRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRhode Island Nuclear Science Center
South Carolina State UniversityTennessee State UniversityTexas A&M UniversityUniversity of Alaska-AnchorageUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of California-BerkeleyUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of FloridaUniversity of IllinoisUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Massachusetts-LowellUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Missouri-ColumbiaUniversity of Missouri-RollaUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of TexasUniversity of UtahUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of WisconsinVirginia State UniversityWashington State UniversityWorcester Polytechnic InstituteXavier University of Louisiana
States With Participating Colleges and Universities
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Infrastructure SupportInfrastructure Support
Maintain and manage the Advanced Test Reactor
Maintain and manage other operating research facilities at several labs (including building maintenance, safety upgrades, etc.)
Operate program to treat DOE’s sodium-bonded spent nuclear fuel and conduct related research
Maintain the FFTF in an environmentally compliant stand-by condition pending outcome of a 60-day review of an expression of commercial interest in the facility
Maintain shutdown facilities in a safe condition